Canada

Anthony MorenoKody LafleurMichael Richardson

Natural Resources

• Energy• Gas and Oil • Iron ore • Natural Gas

Natural Resources

• Nickel• Copper• Gold• Minerals

Natural Resources

• Forest• Zinc• Fish• Hydropower

Wildlife

• Canada is home to approximately 70,000 known species.

Wildlife

• More than 400 species are listed as being at risk of extinction in Canada.

Caribou• Caribou:• Caribou live north of the tree line in North America and Greenland, with nearly 2.5 million in

Canada alone. About four feet tall and six feet long, the caribou is bigger than the deer but smaller than the moose. The caribou is also related to the reindeer, which inhabits northern Eurasia. However, they look quite different from each other with the reindeer being significantly smaller.

. The caribou’s long legs and wide hooves help it walk through deep snow. It is also a great swimmer.

The caribou is an herbivore (plant eater) and lives in herds, many of which migrate constantly in search of food and nicer weather. A newborn caribou typically learns to walk within two hours of its birth, which allows it to keep up with the herd as it migrates About half of the caribou in Canada are Barren Ground Caribou, one of the four sub-species found in North America. The Leaf River Herd (Quebec and Labrador) of Woodland Caribou is approximately 600,000 strong.

Unlike the other members of the deer family both male and female caribou grow antlers, which they shed and re-grow each year. A male caribou’s antlers can grow to be as much as four feet wide.

Caribou

Wolf

• The wolf (canis lupus) is a member of the Canidae, or dog, family. Wolves are about the size of a German Shepherd dog, perhaps a little stockier. They can be found in many colours, from white to black.

Wolves once ranged across the whole of North America, but were exterminated in many areas. Today they are still common in remote parts of Canada from Labrador to British Columbia as well the northern territories

• The wolf is a carnivore, and lives in families or “packs” in order to hunt the large mammals like the elk, moose, deer, caribou and bison that make up the main part of its diet. A wolf pack has a highly organized social structure, headed by a dominant male and a dominant female. The pack’s “bond” is strongest during winter, when wolves travel and hunt together. In summer, when the pups are young, adults stay closer to “home” -- the dens where their pups are being cared for.

Wolf