The Transboundary Watershed Region is a region of northwest

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and southeast

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that includes the Tatshenshini- Alsek, Chilkat, Chilkoot, Skagway, Taiya, Taku, Iskut-Stikine, Unuk, and Whiting watersheds. The region extends from high

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, through boreal landscapes and coastal rainforests, to the island marine environment of southeast

, covering over . The land and rivers within these watersheds support populations of wildlife including: grizzly and black bears, moose, caribou, mountain goats, sheep, wolves, and rare

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. The major rivers of the region are abundant with wild Pacific salmon.Taku River Salmon Stock Assessment
/ref> The "Transboundary Watershed Region" remains home to the Tlingit, Tahltan, Haida, Champagne-Aishihik and Carcross-Tagish First Nations, among others. File:TakuHeadwatersJuly09 byDavidNunuk.JPG, Taku Headwaters File:DeadTreeTakuJuly09 byDavidNunuk.JPG, Driftwood on the Taku File:WaterfallTakuJuly09 byDavidNunuk.JPG, Waterfall on the Taku

References

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Drainage basins of North America