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Outdoor pursuits
Canada's mountains, lakes, rivers and forests offer the opportunity to
indulge in a vast range of outdoor pursuits. We've concentrated on
hiking, skiing and canoeing - three of Canada's most popular activities
- and on the national parks, which have been established to preserve and
make accessible the best of the Canadian landscape.
Other popular activities such as whale-watching, horse riding, fishing
and rafting are covered in some detail in the main text, but whatever
activity interests you, be certain to send off to the provincial tourist
offices for information before you go. Once in Canada you can rely on
finding outfitters, equipment rental, charters, tours and guides to help
you in most areas; tourist offices invariably carry full details or
contact numbers. Also make a point of visiting Canadian bookshops - most
have a separate outdoor pursuits section with a wide variety of
specialist guides
Canadian wildlife
Canada has just about every natural habitat going, from ice-bound polar
islands in the far north to sun-drilled pockets of desert along the
United States border. Between these extremes the country's mountains,
forests and grasslands support an incredible variety and profusion of
wildlife - any brief account can only scratch the surface of what it's
possible to see.
National and provincial parks offer the best starting places, and we've
listed some of the outstanding sites for spotting particular species.
However, don't expect to see the big attractions like bears and wolves
easily - despite the enthusiasm of guides and tourist offices, these are
encountered only rarely
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