 | The arctic hare makes its home in the highlands of the Lewis Hills and the Long Range Mountains. Its summer color matches the rocks and shrubs of this subarctic environment. In the winter, its coat turns pure white. This large hare can grow to weigh from nine to ten pounds! |
 | The moose can be found almost anywhere on the island of Newfoundland. Two moose captured in Nova Scotia were released near Howley in 1878. In the Gander Bay area, four moose captured in New Brunswick were released in 1904. From these beginnings the present population totals almost 125 000. |
 | Look closely! The rock ptarmigan is almost perfectly camouflaged in this rocky alpine environment. In the winter it turns almost snow white.The ptarmigan may have a summertime brood of as many as a dozen chicks. A hen, feigning injury, will attempt to draw you away from her chicks. Place your feet carefully! The immobile chicks are the same color as the vegetation and almost invisible.
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 | Bathed in the golden glow of the setting sun, a bull moose wades into a pond for his evening meal of aquatic plants. During the summer the moose favours the plants available in Newfoundland ponds and streams. They are most likely to be seen in the early morning or late afternoon.
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 | The Piping Plover, one of the rarest birds in North America, can still be seen on the sandy beaches of southwestern Newfoundland. This pair, spotted at Cheeseman Provincial Park, live a perilous existence beside the abandoned railway line that has now become an ATV trail through the park.
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 | This little Red Fox ventured close to our camp, perhaps hoping for a handout. Superb hunters, the Red Fox preys on birds, rabbits and other small mammals. Foxes, both red and the less common silver fox, are spotted frequently during expeditions into the Newfoundland backcountry.
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 | Caribou are indigenous to Newfoundland. Several herds can be found in habitat covering most of the island. This animal was seen during a Cormack Expeditions hike into the Long range Mountains.
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 | This young moose was photographed from the truck window as he grazed beside the highway in Gros Morne National Park. |