Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada
Published on Oct 02, 2020
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
How big is the park
Wood Buffalo National Park is located in Alberta Canada. This national park is the largest national park in Canada and the 2nd largest national park in the world . In area this park is lager than Switzerland. As in area this national treasure is 17,300 sq mi (44,800,sq km). As Switzerland is only 15,940 mi and Switzerland is a country.
Photo by Bryce olsen
Cranes
The park was established in 1922 to protect the last natural nesting sites of whooping cranes and sand hill cranes. Whooping cranes are dangerously close to extinction
Photo by Skylar L. Primm
What’s in the park
Wood Buffalo has 250 plant species, 47 mammal species, and many common bird species. It also has one of the largest water casting spaces.
Photo by Zachery Perry
Mammals in the park
Bears, wolves, lynx, fox, beavers, snowshoe hare,
buffalo, coyotes, mountain lion, and many more of other mammals.
Photo by Arne_von_Brill
Birds in the park
sand hill cranes, whooping canes, hawks, owls, eagles, white pelicans, and falcons.
Photo by DenSmith
Founder
explorer Peter Pond is believed to have passed through the region in 1785, likely the first European to do so, followed by Alexander Mackenzie.
Photo by tehbieber
History
This park was made to protect the last free roaming wood buffalo herd. It is a natural whooping crane and sand hill cranes nesting sites.
Photo by dbnunley
Is Wood Buffalo National Park important
Yes because it holds North Americas largest wild buffalo herd. Also they are the only natural whooping cranes and sand hill cranes nesting sites.
Photo by Patricia M. Lachance
