West of the Canadian Shield, the boreal forest runs through the Prairie Provinces and on into the mountainous landscape of the Pacific Northwest. In the Kaska region, straddling portions of British Columbia, the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, glacier-clad peaks frame a huge boreal wilderness of high plateaus, lakes, rivers and lowlands. This area supports populations of alpine species such as grizzly bears, mountain goats, collared pikas and dall sheep, in addition to more typical boreal wildlife including moose, caribou and migratory songbirds.

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Photos: top, Bryan Evans; bottom, Stewart Elgie