Fundy National Park

Fundy National Park

Fundy National Park is located in Fundy Bay, close to the village of Alma, New Brunswick. It was opened officially on 29 July 1950. The park features a rugged coastline rising to the Canadian Highlands, the world's highest tides and more than 25 waterfalls. It covers an area of 207 km2 of Goose Bay, along the north-western branch of the Bay of Fundy. At low tide, visitors to the park can discover the ocean floor, where various sea creatures hold on to life, while at high tide the ocean floor is submerged under 15 meters of salt water. Fundy National Park is home to 38 species of mammals, the most common of which are Moose, White-Tailed Deer, Eastern Coyote, Chipmunks, Red Squirrel and Snowshoe Hares. The park is also home to several nocturnal mammals: various mice and shrews, raccoons, Black Bears, beavers and Northern Flying Squirrels. More than 260 species of birds have been discovered in Fundy Park, of which around 95 nests in the park. The most commonly found species warblers, Pileated Woodpeckers, juncos, White-Winged Crossbills, Great Blue Herons, cormorants, Semipalmated Sandpipers and Semipalmated Plovers. The Peregrine Falcon was extinct when the park was established in 1948, but it was later reintroduced with success. Various reptiles and amphibians also live in the park, with 4 species of non-venomous snakes identified: the Green Snake, Red-Bellied Snake, Ring-Necked Snake and Eastern Garter Snake. Among the amphibians in Fundy Park are a variety of frogs, toads and salamanders.