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The Transboundary Watershed Region is a region of northwest British Columbia and southeast Alaska that includes the Tatshenshini-Alsek, Chilkat, Chilkoot, Skagway, Taiya, Taku, Iskut-Stikine, Unuk, and Whiting watersheds. The region extends from high alpine tundra, through boreal landscapes and coastal rainforests, to the island marine environment of southeast Alaska, 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 migratory birds. The major rivers of the region are abundant with wild Pacific salmon.〔(Taku River Salmon Stock Assessment )〕 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 by: DavidNunuk File:DeadTreeTakuJuly09 byDavidNunuk.JPG|Driftwood on the Taku by: DavidNunuk File:WaterfallTakuJuly09 byDavidNunuk.JPG|Waterfall on the Taku by: DavidNunuk ==References== * (First Nations (B.C.) ) * http://www.riverswithoutborders.org Rivers Without Borders 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Transboundary Watershed Region」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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