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The Ontario Puma Foundation estimates that there are currently 850 cougars in Ontario. The Quebec wildlife services also considers cougars to be present in the province as a threatened species after multiple DNA tests confirmed cougar hair in lynx mating sites. [ 11 ]
This is a list of wildlife management areas in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Wildlife management areas are designated by the Government of Manitoba under The Wildlife Act. [1] For a list of all protected areas in Manitoba, see the List of protected areas of Manitoba.
Whiteshell Provincial Park is a provincial park in southeast Manitoba, approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of the city of Winnipeg. [1] The park is considered to be a Class II protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories. [2] It is 275,210 hectares (680,100 acres) in size. [3]
The eastern cougar or eastern puma (Puma concolor couguar) is a subspecies designation proposed in 1946 for cougar populations in eastern North America. [2] [3] The subspecies as described in 1946 was declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2011. [4] However, the 1946 taxonomy is now in question. [5]
The great grey owl is the official provincial bird of Manitoba. This list of birds of Manitoba includes all the bird species confirmed in the Canadian province of Manitoba as determined by the Manitoba Avian Research Committee (MARC). As of 2021 there were 404 species on this list. [1]
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]
Manitoba is home to a variety of ecosystems across the province that need to be considered in development and conservation plans. [1] There are terrestrial ecosystems, which includes prairies, boreal forest, and tundra. Manitoba is also the home to a number of aquatic ecosystems, including wetlands, rivers, and lakes. [1]
This is a list of provincial parks in Manitoba. Manitoba's provincial parks are maintained by the Department of Natural Resources and Northern Development (previously by Manitoba Environment and Climate), a department of the Government of Manitoba. [1] [2]