Cape Breton Highlands National Park - Nova Scotia
Cape Breton Highlands National Park (established 1936) stretches across the northern tip of Cape Breton Island , occupying 948 km2 of a high plateau covered with bogs and forest and dotted with ponds. Around the seaward edge of the park are 300 m cliffs, sheltered coves and rocky beaches, all under constant attack from the Atlantic Ocean. Vegetation is varied: hardwood forests of maple, beech and yellow birch contrast with muskeg, heath barrens and orchid-dotted bogs. Wildlife species include moose, white-tailed deer, BLACK BEAR, snowshoe hare, bobcat, lynx and, possibly, cougar. The rock vole, Gaspé and pygmy shrews and marten, all considered rare in Canada, inhabit the park. Over 230 species of birds have been recorded.
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