Woodland Caribou Provincial Park

IUCN Category II - National Park

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The Woodland Caribou Provincial Park is a 4862 km ² large park in the northwest of the Canadian province of Ontario. The name is derived from the resident Woodland caribou, a subspecies of the forest-dwelling caribou.

The nature park is to preserve the characteristic of the region post-glacial landscape and its flora and fauna. This technique, known as the Lac Seul Upland area is the remnant of a 2.5- billion year old mountain range. The major river systems are those of the Bloodvein River in the north and the Gammon River in the south. The proximity to the prairies the southern boreal forests outside the control of summer heat and drought.

To the west are three other parks, however, already located in the province of Manitoba. These are the Whiteshell Provincial Park and the Nopiming and Atikaki Provincial Wilderness Park.

The entire region, consisting of provincial parks and traditional territories of the resident in the border area between Ontario and Manitoba First Nations to find by 2012 recognition as world heritage. For this purpose, based in Ontario Pikangikum First Nation and the people living in Manitoba First Nations from the Poplar River ( at Winnipeg ), Pauingassi and Little Grand Rapids have come together. Part of the initiative are beyond the Woodland Caribou Park, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Manitoba Conservation. The First Nations of Ontario the Wabaseemoong, Grassy Narrows and Lac Seul which are in turn a partner of the Woodland Caribou - parks. The area is on the preliminary list of UNESCO.

Flora and Fauna

The area was covered until about 10,000 years of ice. Poplar, birch and various conifers, such as jack pine ( jack pine ), black spruce and white spruce followed the initially collected lichens. There were alder, hazel and Vermont maple ( Acer spicatum ). A distinction 400 plant species, 16 of which as in the province often apply. Of these belong to twelve boreal species, four prairie species.

Frequently among the larger mammals are Timber Wolf, Black Bear, Moose, Whitetail Deer and the eponymous Canadian woodland caribou (English Woodland Caribou ) ( Rangifer tarandus caribou ). Recently, Pumas were again (called ' cougars ') sighted. There are also around 100 species of birds.