Muskwa–Slave Lake forests

Muskwa-Slave Lake Forests
Muskwa-Slave Lake Forests
	Confluence of Liard and Mackenzie rivers
	Ecoregion territory (in green)
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic realm
Biome	Boreal forests/taiga
Borders	List Alberta-British Columbia foothills forests; Canadian aspen forests and parklands; Mid-Continental Canadian forests; Northern Cordillera forests; Northwest Territories taiga;
Bird species	158
Mammal species	50
Geography
Area	263,806 km2 (101,856 sq mi)
Countries	Canada
Coordinates	60°20′N 118.30°0′W
Climate type	Subarctic (Dfc)
Conservation
Conservation status	Relatively Stable/Intact
Global 200	Yes
Habitat loss	0%
Protected	7%

The Muskwa-Slave Lake forests ecoregion (WWF ID: NA0610) covers Canadian taiga in northwestern Alberta, northeastern British Columbia and a large portion of the southwestern Northwest Territories around the Mackenzie River valley and the Great Slave Lake.

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