Kapuskasing boasts a wide variety of
wildlife consisting of both large and small animals. The preferred large game includes moose
and black bear, while the favoured small game includes ruffed grouse, spruce grouse, sharptail
grouse and snowshoe hare. Commercial fur-bearing animals such as beaver, lynx, otter,
mink, marten, weasel, muskrat, wolf, fox and red squirrel are also common in the
area.
Several species of
waterfowl live in the region of Kapuskasing including golden-eye duck, mallard, mergansers
and ring-necked duck. Other migratory birds such as the Canada goose also make regular
stops in the area.
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