Thelon Gold

Copyright Jay Dickman - all rights reserved.

Bull  barrenground caribou in first light on a frosty autumn tundra morning in the backyard of Great Canadian Ecoventures wildlife basecamp on the upper Thelon River -  along the Canadian Northwest Territories & Nunavut boundary during the making of this Conde Nast article.

LINKS

- The current issues surrounding the Thelon

- A commentary by author Alan Weisman

- A commentary by photographer Jay Dickman

- 'Tundra Tom' & Great Canadian Ecoventures'

- Conde Nast Traveler Website

Sports Afield 'Ecowatch' Article regarding the Thelon Sanctuary

The Thelon Mural - Yellowknife, NWT

Thelon History

• Agreement Between the Inuit of the Nunavut Settlement Area and Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada - table of contents: http://www.tunngavik.com/site-eng/nlca/nlca.htm
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• …or go direct to 'Section 9' which deals with, among other conservation areas - the Thelon Sanctuary: http://www.tunngavik.com/site-eng/nlca/articl9.htm
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• This page (including sanctuary map) was issued by the Parks Canada -about the Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary Draft Management plan: http://www.newparksnorth.org/thelon.asp
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• In 1995 Toronto filmmaker Rolf Kraiker & family paddled the Thelon River through the Sanctuary.  http://www.blazingpaddles.on.ca/canoe/thelon/default.htm

   

• Air Thelon, Ltd. offers air charter access, canoe rentals and remote logistical support for paddlers wishing to experience the Sanctuary on their own: http://www.thelon.com/noescort.htm