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The Western moose [2] (Alces alces andersoni) is a subspecies of moose that inhabits boreal forests and mixed deciduous forests in the Canadian Arctic, western Canadian provinces and a few western sections of the northern United States. It is the second largest North American subspecies of moose, second to the Alaskan moose.
Moosonee (/ ˌ m uː s ə ˈ n iː /) is a town in northern Ontario, Canada, on the Moose River approximately 19 km (12 mi) south of James Bay.It is considered to be "the Gateway to the Arctic" and has Ontario's only saltwater port. [4]
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Canada.There are approximately 200 mammal species in Canada. [1] Its large territorial size consist of fifteen terrestrial and five marine ecozones, ranging from oceanic coasts, to mountains to plains to urban housing, mean that Canada can harbour a great variety of species, including nearly half of the known cetaceans. [2]
Eastern moose are the third largest subspecies of moose only behind the western moose and the Alaska moose. Males stand on average 1.7–2.0 m (5.6–6.6 ft) at the shoulder and weigh up to 634 kg (1,398 lb). Females stand on average 1.7 m (5.6 ft) at the shoulder and weigh on average 270–360 kg (600–790 lb).
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Ontario [11] Common loon – – White trillium: Eastern white pine: Amethyst: Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet (loyal she began thus she remains) Prince Edward Island [12] Blue jay: Red fox [13] – Lady's slipper: Red oak – Parva sub ingenti (the small under the protection of the great) Provincial soil: Charlottetown; anthem: "The Island ...
Moose Factory is a community in the Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada. It is located on Moose Factory Island , near the mouth of the Moose River , which is at the southern end of James Bay . It was the first English -speaking settlement in lands now making up Ontario [ 3 ] and the second Hudson's Bay Company post to be set up in North America ...
Canada is home to six species of lizard, all living along the southern border with the United States. Canada also has twelve species of turtle, representing six families. A common turtle in Canada is the painted turtle, which can be found in all ten of Canada's southern provinces, except Newfoundland and Labrador.