Quebec
Quebec is one of Canada's thirteen provinces and territories, the country's largest province by area and second largest by population. Most of Québec's people live in the urban areas along the St Lawrence River, between Montreal, the most populous city, and Québec City, the provincial capital. The province is home to the Québécois nation. Due to the geology of the province and the different climatic conditions, Québec has a large number of areas with extensive vegetation. These regions are, in the following order, from the northernmost to the southernmost: tundra, taiga, Canadian boreal forest, mixed forest and deciduous forest. The biodiversity of the St Lawrence River estuary and gulf includes aquatic mammals such as the Blue Whale, Beluga, Minke Whale and Harp Seal. Northern marine animals include walruses and narwhals, and inland waters are populated by freshwater fish of all sizes. Birds commonly observed in southern Québec include the American Robin, House Sparrow, Red-Winged Blackbird, Mallard, Common Grackle, Blue Jay, American Crow, Black-Capped Chickadee, some warbler and swallow, European Starling and Rock Pigeon. The avifauna contains birds of prey such as the Golden Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Snowy Owl and Bald Eagle. Terrestrial wildlife includes White-Tailed Deer, Moose, Muskox, Caribou, American Black Bear, Polar Bear, Cougar, Coyote, Eastern Wolf, Bobcat, Arctic Fox, Red Fox, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Snowshoe Hare, Groundhog, Skunk, Raccoon, Chipmunk and Canadian Beaver.