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Boreal Forest Species Fact Sheets The Boreal Forest

		Boreal Forest Species Fact Sheets Here’s your chance to learn lots about one of the largest forest ecosystems on Earth! This section provides a wealth of information about the amazing boreal forest, which rings the northern reaches of the globe, covers about one third of Canada’s land mass, and is home to thousands of wildlife species. Have a look at our fact sheet on Canada’s boreal forest to learn about the kinds of wildlife species that live in boreal habitat, how the boreal forest makes the world better for all of us, and how we can help conserve the forest. View the Hinterland Who’s Who boreal forest videos too! See the Boreal Forest - Global Legacy teaching kit (PDF 2.33MB) or (HTML) for ways to help students of all ages learn about the boreal forest by incorporating boreal information into a wide range of subject areas. And to find out more about many of the wildlife species that live in the boreal forest, read these Hinterland Who’s Who fact sheets: Birds American Black Duck American Goldfinch American Robin Bald Eagle Bicknell’s Thrush Black-capped Chickadee Blue Jay Bufflehead Canada Goose Canvasback Downy Woodpecker Evening Grosbeak Gray Jay Great Blue Heron Great Horned Owl Herring Gull Killdeer Loons Mallard Mountain Bluebird Osprey Peregrine Falcon Ptarmigan Purple Martin Red Breasted Nuthatch Redhead Ring billed Gull Ruby Throated Hummingbird Ruffed Grouse Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, and Northern Goshawk Snowy Owl Trumpeter Swan Whooping Crane Mammals Bats Beaver Black Bear Canada Lynx Caribou Chipmunk Coyote Grizzly Marten Moose Muskrat North American Bison North American Elk Porcupine Red Fox Snowshoe Hare Striped Skunk White-tailed Deer Wolf Wolverine Woodchuck Order Online    Privacy Statement    Copyright Notice    Terms and Conditions    Credits    Sitemap Back to top Copyright © 2010 Canadian Wildlife Service & Canadian Wildlife Federation