This series highlights Canada's stunning parks and sites that protect the environment and showcases the various historic aspects of our country. Parks Canada protects and administers 37 national parks, 10 national park reserves, 171 (out of 1004) national historic sites, 5 national marine conservation areas, and one national urban park (as of 2023).
Encompassing rolling hills, glassy lakes, and star-filled skies, Elk Island National Park (Alberta) is a UNESCO-designated Biosphere Reserve. Originally established in 1906 to protect what was considered to be one of Canada’s few remaining herds of elk, the park represents a portion of the Southern Boreal Plains and Plateaux Natural Region. More than 42 species of mammals, 250 species of birds, five species of amphibians, one reptile species and two species of fish live in this diverse landscape of forests, lakes, wetlands and grasslands. The park has an extensive cultural history going back to the receding of the glaciers. Evidence of human activity in the Amiskwaciy (Beaver Hills) area dates back to 8,000 years ago. Hundreds of Indigenous archaeological sites dot the landscape, most being campsites and stone tool-making sites.
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