Focus On: Exploring Canada's Galapagos
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ExplorE Canada’s
ecology. In all, there are 39 distinct other place on earth. Here, sea
“GalapaGos”
subspecies of plants and animals stars, anemones, bat stars, jellyfish
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in northErn BC
in the archipelago, including seven and sea cucumbers are just a few
Few places on the planet prove
mammals (like the pine marten of the local residents. Home to
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mystical. Even fewer house a
and short-tailed weasel), three centuries-old Haida culture, which
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hotbed for unique species within
bird species and fifteen classes includes remnants of ancient
a setting revered for its First
of stickleback fish that are found communities (long house ruins and
Nations culture. In Northern British
nowhere else in the world. While still-standing totems) in remote
Columbia, Haida Gwaii, also known
1.5 million breeding seabirds (12 locations in the Gwaii Haanas
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as the Queen Charlotte Islands,
species) nest on more than 200 National Park Reserve and Heritage
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are home to the Haida First Nation,
islands, islets and rocks in Haida Site, this Northern BC gem is sure
Gwaii, the area’s black bears also to prove a captivating visual feast,
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as well as lush vegetation and
abundant wildlife. Indeed, this
prove distinctive. Not only are within a spiritual setting.
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archipelago – more than 150
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Orca and humpback whales, seals,
in order to consume the abundance
sea lions and harbour porpoises
of hard-shelled sea creatures. And
rule the waters, while eagles, ravens
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and scarlet-beaked tufted puffins
1,470 square kilometres, the park
fly high. An impressive lineup, most
reserve also shelters another
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certainly, but there’s even more to
watery wonder. Burnaby Narrows,
BC
captivate: Haida Gwaii’s far-flung
a just-below-the-surface, treasure
locale supplies natural geographical
trove of ocean dwellers, boasts
isolation, giving rise to a distinct
an ecosystem that contains more
protein per square metre than any
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