Todagin Wildlife Management Area

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Todagin Wildlife Management Area
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) [1]
Canada British Columbia location map 2.svg
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Location Kitimat–Stikine RD, British Columbia
Nearest city Iskut
Coordinates 57°32′00″N129°47′43″W / 57.5332°N 129.7952°W / 57.5332; -129.7952
Area122,787 ha (474.08 sq mi)
Established19 March 2001
Governing body FLNRORD
Website Todagin WMA

Todagin Wildlife Management Area is a wildlife management area located southeast of Iskut in northwestern British Columbia. It was established by the British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNRORD) on 19 March 2001 to conserve and manage critical habitat for stone sheep. [2] It is the largest wildlife management area in British Columbia at 122,787 ha (303,410 acres). [3]

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Geography

Todagin Wildlife Management Area covers a large area of the northern Klappan Range stretching from Maitland Creek to Ealue Lake between the Iskut and Klappan rivers. It surrounds the smaller, less strictly protected Todagin South Slope Provincial Park. [4]

The wildlife management area also is home to Maitland Volcano, an extinct volcano that is located in the Klappan Range. [5]

Ecology

Flora

The highlands provide habitat for dwarf ericaceous shrubs, dwarf birch, willow, grass, and lichen. By contrast, the broad valley bottoms provide habitat for dense forests of black spruce, white spruce, and alpine fir. [3]

Fauna

Resident mammal species include grizzly bear, wolf, moose, woodland caribou, mountain goat, stone sheep, and hoary marmot. Resident bird species include northern goshawk, great horned owl, yellow-bellied sapsucker, green-winged teal, blue-listed short-eared owl, and locally endangered Hudsonian godwit. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Todagin Wildlife Management Area". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  2. ↑ PeakVisor. "Todagin Wildlife Management Area". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  3. 1 2 3 "Todagin Wildlife Management Area". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  4. ↑ "Cassiar-Iskut-Stikine Land & Resource Management Plan – Maps" (PDF). www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Maitland Volcano (Todagin Wildlife Management Area) Essential Tips and Information". Trek Zone. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
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