Vegetation and Wildlife

Common forests in the Taiga Shield

The northern areas in this eco-zone contain little lichen woodlands.Central areas in the Taiga Shield have stunted coniferous and deciduous trees. These trees are vary from Black Spruce, Alders, Willows, Tamarack, White Spruce.

TAIGA SHIELD ANIMALS 

 

The Taiga Shield is home to a large variety of animals who have been able to adapt to the cold weather experienced in the ecozone. It has about 50 mammal species. The most common animal, one would be able to see is the caribou. The ecozone however, has no reptiles and only has three amphibians species; the mink frog, wood frog, and the blue-spotted salamander It is a wonderful eco-zone to see the variety of birds who stop during spring migrations, in the eco-zone. During the spring migration period, many ducks, geese,loose,swans and bald eagles. There are huge variety of birds in this ecozone because it has a combination of both the Arctic and Boreal eco-zones.  Birds from both the Arctic, Boreal, Hudson Bay and Atlantic Ocean can be seen here, and it definitely a sight to see.

Animals in this region:

Mammals

1. Barren-ground Caribou
2. Mice
3. Voles
4. Shrews
5. Weasels
6. Canids and other carnivores
7. Grizzly and Black Bear
8. Arctic Fox
9. Caribou 
10. Moose
11. Wolf
12. Snowshoe hare
13. Lynx

Birds

1. Arctic Tern
2. Common Tern
3. White-throated Sparrow
4. Arctic and Red-throated loons
5. Northern Phalarope
6. Tree sparrow  
7. Grey cheeked trush
8. Bald Eagles

 Marine Animals/Fish



1. Lake Trout
2. Lake Whitefish
3. Arctic Grayling
4. Burbot 
5. Northern Pike
6. Walrus
7. Seals