Whereas the Governor in Council is satisfied that the public lands described in the schedule hereto are required for wildlife research, conservation or interpretation;
Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of the Environment, pursuant to subsection 4(1)* of the Canada Wildlife Act**, is pleased hereby to assign the administration of the public lands described in the schedule hereto to the Minister of the Environment. S.C. 1994, c. 23, s. 7(1) S.C. 1994, c. 23, s. 2
NISUTLIN RIVER DELTA NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA
All latitudes and longitudes hereinafter are referred to the North American Datum of 1927; all topographic features hereinafter are according to Edition 3 of National Topographic Series Maps 105 C/1 (Morley Lake) and 105 C/2 (Teslin); Edition 2 of N.T.S. Map 105 C/7 (Lone Tree Creek); and Edition 1 of N.T.S. Map 105 C/8 (English Creek); all produced at a scale of 1:50,000 by the Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources at Ottawa;
In the Yukon Territory;
That certain parcel of land shown as Nisutlin River Delta National Wildlife Area on Appendix B Maps, Sheets 23, 46, 47, 48 and 49 of the Teslin Tlingit Council Final Agreement dated May 29, 1993 between the Teslin Tlingit Council, the Government of Canada and the Government of the Yukon;
said maps recorded in the Canada Lands Surveys Records at Ottawa under number 75204;
said parcel being more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the point of intersection of the southerly bank of the Wolf River with longitude 132°30′30″ at approximate latitude 60°17′00″;
Thence south along longitude 132°30′30″ to its intersection with latitude 60°15′11″;
Thence east along latitude 60°15′11″ to its intersection with longitude 132°29′02″;
Thence south along longitude 132°29′02″ to the northerly bank of an unnamed stream at approximate latitude 60°11′00″;
Thence generally westerly along the sinuosities of the northerly bank of said stream to the easterly bank of Eagle Bay at approximate latitude 60°10′50″ and approximate longitude 132°30′30″;
Thence northwesterly in a straight line across Eagle Bay and Nisutlin Bay to a point at latitude 60°12′30″ and longitude 132°36′50″;
Thence northerly in a straight line to a point at latitude 60°16′10″ and longitude 132°34′17″;
Thence east along latitude 60°16′10″ to the easterly bank of the Nisutlin River at approximate longitude 132°33′25″;
Thence northerly along the easterly bank of the Nisutlin River to the southerly bank of the Wolf River at approximate latitude 60°16′35″ and approximate longitude 132°33′05″;
Thence generally easterly along the sinuosities of the southerly bank of the Wolf River to the point of commencement;
EXCEPTING from the above described parcel:
those parcels designated S-37B, S-203B, S-204B, S-205B and S-207B as described on pages 376, 395 and 396 of said Final Agreement and as shown on Appendix B Maps, Sheets 18 and 22 of said Final Agreement;
said maps recorded in said Records under number 75204;
said parcels containing together about 10 hectares;
The remainder containing about 5,470 hectares (54.7 square kilometres).