Wild Northerner Magazine Fall 2016 | Page 53

Northern Numbers

90,000

This is the average number of hours on a yearly basis conservation officers are on duty in Ontario. Conservation officers enforce the rules in the bush and don’t have an easy job. They help stop poaching and other illegal activities.

9

Number in metres whitetail deer can leap horizontally. They can also jump more than two-and-a-half metres vertically. Male whitetail deer can reach 300-pounds or more. They can reach speeds up to 65-kilometres per hour.