Canadian Wildlife

Updated Dec. 9, 2015

If you are presenting an animal AND trying to connect them to Canadian Heritage you should think about how the animal was important to people who have been in Canada for hundreds of years.

*** You may find you need to make your project more about …  fur trading  or endangered species.

Examples:

Beaver <<< There is great information about how beaver dams create habitat for birds, fish and other animals … Used for fashion in Europe in the 1600 to 1800s, trappers helped develop and map much of Canada. Most had help from First Nations <<< beaver was an important symbol for many First Nations people … used on our 5 cent coin and the first Canadian stampBeaver Tail dessert treatsBeaver Scouts  National animal of Canada for over 300 years.

Lynx  Canadian Encyclopedia article    Hinterland Who’s Who

Moose … The moose isn’t an official symbol of Canada. It is well know by many.

 

Polar Bear …  World Wildlife Fund Canada << excellent resource.     Churchill, Manitoba tourism  << thousands of tourists visit here every year.   This video shows clips you may find disturbing, bear catching/killing baby walrus, dead/dying polar bears, but it is reality of the polar bear >> Nature of Things Documentary video 50 minutes to watch – very informative.

More Polar Bear … Inuit use of polar bears << Important to discuss Inuit and polar bear relationships … there are a lot of links in here to polar bear Myths, polar bear art, hunting and more.   Inuit legend Nanuk << important connection to Inuit legend.

Wolf … The wolf isn’t an official symbol of Canada. It is well know by many.  Symbol for First Nations people   Lots of people travel to the north because they want to see wolves

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