Great idea! Maybe posters from different countries could post their national animals etc?![]()
I'll do Canada
Canada is funny, I can't seem to find any standard for having a Provincial animal / bird / fish / etc. -- some have them, and some dont?![]()
Now, I'm pretty sure that Canada's animal symbol is the Beaver, and here's some info on the other provinces
Alberta
Provincial bird: Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus
Provincial animal: Big Horn Sheep, Ovis canadensis
Provincial fish: Bull trout, Salvelinus confluentus
British Columbia
Provincial animal: Spirit bear, Ursus americanus kermodei
Provincial bird: Steller's Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri
Manitoba
Provincial bird: Great Grey Owl, Strix nebulosa
Newfoundland and Labrador
Provincial bird: Atlantic Puffin, Fratercula arctica
Provincial game bird: Ptarmigan, Lagopus spp.
Provincial Fish: Atlantic Cod Gadus morhua
Provincial animal: Caribou
Provincial dog: Newfoundland dog & Labrador Retriever
New Brunswick
Provincial bird: Black-capped Chickadee, Parus atricapillus
Nova Scotia
Provincial bird: Osprey, Pandion haliaetus
Provincial dog: Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever
Ontario
Provincial bird: Common Loon, Gavia immer
Quebec
Provincial bird: Snowy Owl, Nyctea scandiaca
Prince Edward Island
Provincial bird: Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata
Saskatchewan
Provincial bird: Sharp-tailed Grouse, Pedioectes phasianellus jamesi
Provincial mammal: White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus
Nunavut
Territorial bird: Rock Ptarmigan, (Aqilgiq) Lagopus mutus
Territorial animal: Canadian Inuit Dog (Qinmiq) Canis Familiaris Borealis
Northwest Territories
Territorial bird: Gyr Falcon, Falco rusticolus
Territorial fish: Arctic grayling, Thymallus arcticus
Yukon
Territorial bird: Common Raven, Corvus corax






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