RUSSIA

NORTH POLE
CANADA
MICHAEL BIRD AND JOHN SOPINSKI/ THE GLOBE AND MAIL 66 SOURCES: CANOPY; NATURE CANADA; NATURAL RESOURCES
CANADA; ABITIBIBOWATER; CANADIAN PARKS AND WILDLIFE SOCIETY; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Boreal forest and barren
Boreal predominantly forest
Boreal forest and grass
Historic woodland caribou range
Caribou occurrence areas
Caribou protected areas
Area of suspended timber harvest
ON TA R I O ON TA R I O
MA N I T OB A MA N I T OB A
S A S K . S A S K .
A L B E R TA A L B E R TA
Y U K ON Y U K ON
N OR T H WE S T
T E R R I T OR I E S
N OR T H WE S T
T E R R I T OR I E S
N U N AV U T N U N AV U T
QU E B E C QU E B E C
NEWFOUNDLAND
& LABRADOR
NEWFOUNDLAND
& LABRADOR
NOVA
SCOTIA
Hudson
Bay
Atlantic
Ocean
Pacific
Ocean
Haida
Gwaii
Baffin
Island
PEI PEI
NEW
BRUNSWICK
NEW
BRUNSWICK
Lat|o oame: Rangifer tarandus caribou
L|fe spao: to years

S|ze: to . m high at the shoulder,
to kg in weight
Popo|at|oo est|mate: . million in Canada
Canadas boreal forest
WOODLAND CARIBOU
BY THE NUMBERS
FOREST INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN
Number of direct forest-industry jobs in select provinces,
BRITISH COLUMBIA
52,000
17,700
2,600
6,700
58,700
79,700
ALBERTA SASKATCHEWAN MANITOBA ONTARIO QUEBEC
GLOBAL BOREAL
FOREST AREAS
B R I T I S H
C OL U MB I A
B R I T I S H
C OL U MB I A
77%
Boreals share
of Canadas
forests and
woodlands
The subarctic boreal
eco-region, known
as the taiga in
Russia, accounts for
about one third of
the planets total
forested area
50%
Portion of
Canadas
bird species that
live in the boreal
30%
Canadas share
of the worlds
boreal forest
650 million
Number of
seedlings planted
each year in Canada