Tag: wolf
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The scavenger hunt for survival
Today’s post comes from Anna Scuhr, a naturalist with Lake Superior Provincial Park. The arrival of snow and ice transforms the rugged landscape of Lake Superior Provincial Park into a stunningly beautiful, albeit unforgiving place to live. As temperatures drop, the park can accumulate up to six feet of snow in the interior. The snow…
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What types of wildlife might I see at Ontario Parks?
If you’re new to Ontario Parks, you might be a little nervous about the animals that call our parks home. Many of us live in cities or suburbs, with little interaction with wildlife, so we don’t know how to react or behave. We want your parks experience to be fun and safe, both for you…
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Howling with the wolves at Bonnechere Provincial Park
Today’s post comes to us from MacKenzie Schmidt, Discovery Program Coordinator for our Algonquin Zone. For centuries, wolves have captured our imagination and wonder. Tolstoy wrote about them, biologists have studied them in earnest, and campers staying at Ontario Parks have had the opportunity to howl to them during public wolf howls since the 1960s. In…