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Shelburne River Wilderness Area

Shelburne River Wilderness Area is a protected wilderness area located in Queens County, Nova Scotia, Canada, adjacent to Indian Fields. It is governed by the Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Climate Change. The wilderness area is located approximately 53.9 kilometres (33.5 mi) to Shelburne and 140 kilometres (87 mi) to Halifax.

Geography
Shelburne River Wilderness Area comprises a total of . Wedged between the Tobeatic Wilderness Area and Kejimkujik National Park, the river's remote setting between two extensive protected areas provides important habitat connectivity for wide-ranging mammals such as the endangered pine marten and mainland moose, aquatic species including brook trout, and old-forest-dependent species such as the northern goshawk. The area contains the Shelburne River, Dunn Lake, Morton Lake, Harlow Lake, Irving Lake, Sand Lake, and Prince John Brook. == History ==
History
The Shelburne River was designated a Canadian Heritage River in 1997 under the federal Canada Heritage Rivers Program in recognition of its national significance. In 2009, the lower portion of its watershed was designated as the Shelburne River Wilderness Area, and in 2015 the protected area was expanded to its present extent. == See also ==
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