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Wildlife

Bears, moose, belugas and whales

A bull moose on the Crow River in Algonquin Park

A bull moose on the Crow River in Algonquin Park. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Canada's wildlife is the megafauna kind: polar bears on Hudson Bay, moose in the eastern forests, belugas in the northern rivers, and whales off both coasts. The rule everywhere: watch from a distance, never feed, and give bears the right of way.

A polar bear near a Tundra Buggy, Churchill
Polar bears, ChurchillManitoba · Tundra Buggy tours, October and November.
A bull moose on the Crow River in Algonquin Park
MooseOntario · Algonquin Park at dawn is the classic moose watch.
A beluga whale in the Churchill River, Manitoba
Beluga whalesManitoba · Thousands in the Churchill River each summer.
A minke whale near Tadoussac, Quebec
Whale watching, TadoussacQuebec · Belugas, minkes and blues where the Saguenay meets the St. Lawrence.
A bison in Elk Island National Park, Alberta
BisonAlberta · Elk Island and Wood Buffalo: the great herds restored.
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Birding at Point PeleeOntario · One of North America's great spring migration hotspots; warblers by the dozen in May.
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Wolves in AlgonquinOntario · August wolf howls and dawn patrols in the park's wild interior.
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Beavers at Parc OmégaQuebec · Beavers, wolves and bears on the drive-through wildlife route at Montebello.
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Puffins at Witless BayNewfoundland and Labrador · North America's largest Atlantic puffin colony, by boat from Bay Bulls.
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Grizzlies of the Great Bear RainforestBritish Columbia · Guided bear viewing in the Khutzeymateen and the Bella Coola valley.

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