Wild Northerner Magazine Fall 2016 | Page 52

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The province of Ontario spends this amount and more each year in millions from a special purpose account for fish and wildlife management. Revenue is generated from licence fees, royalties and fines and penalties.

100,000

Number of moose estimated to make Ontario home, and 10 percent of the North American population. A good number of these moose roam the northern Ontario region and are a respected animal for hunters and nature photographers.

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The number of hikes available in Lake Superior Provincial Park. These hikes allow people to explore the variety of landscapes such as rocky shores, beaches, lakes and rivers, waterfalls, forests, wetlands and rolling hills. They range from easy to very demanding and provide some spectacular fall sights.