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Ni'iinlii Njik (Fishing Branch) Territorial Park

A Habitat Protection Area (HPA) is an area identified as requiring special protection under Yukon's Wildlife Act. HPAs are one of the ways in which the Yukon government can preserve habitat, practice conservation and safeguard traditional First Nation harvesting practices.

Management of human activities in the 978 km2 Ni'iinlii'Njik (Fishing Branch) Habitat Protection Area, along with the adjacent Wilderness Preserve and Ecological Reserve, helps protect the watershed’s integrity and maintain the natural processes unique to this area – especially the grizzly bear-salmon interaction.

The Porcupine Caribou herd migrate through the area which is home to many other species of wildlife, including Dall’s sheep and moose. The HPA is accessible by helicopter, foot, snowmobile or boat (during high water conditions) from Old Crow.

Seven HPAs have been designated in Yukon, protecting about 577,000 hectares of exceptional habitat.

Additional Resources

• How to pronounce "Ni'iinlii Njik" Provided by the Yukon Native Language Centre
• Ni'iinlii Njik "Visitor" Information" Sheet 52 KB
• Ni'iinlii Njik "Nature" Information Sheet 54 KB
• Ni'iinlii Njik "Culture" Information Sheet 54 KB
• Ni'iinlii'Njik (Fishing Branch) Wilderness Preserve & Habitat Protection Area Management Plan 785 KB
• Ni'iinlii Njik (Fishing Branch) Ecological Reserve & Settlement Land R-5A & S-3A1 Management Plan 497 KB
• Ni'iinlii Njik (Fishing Branch) Ecological Reserve & Settlement Land R-5A & S-3A1 Human-Bear Risk Management Plan (Schedule B) 689 KB
• yourYukon Column - Living with bears (Fishing Branch)
• yourYukon Column - Fishing Branch salmon deliver the good and the bad