🐦This week’s boreal bird is the Northern Hawk Owl — a sleek, fast hunter and unlike most owls, it’s diurnal, meaning it’s hunt day or night. It scans the Boreal Forest from treetops before diving with incredible speed and accuracy to catch its prey - mostly small mammals during the summer and mostly other birds during the winter. The Northern Hawk Owl thrives in open stretches of the Boreal, especially areas recovering from fire — a reminder that disturbance can be part of a healthy forest. 🌲�

🐻 Bears, bears, bears. 🐻‍❄️Thanks to its intact ecosystems, free-flowing rivers, and thriving landscapes – many, many bears call the Boreal Forest home. This includes grizzlies, black bears, and polar bears. But these magnificent animals are more than just wanderers of the forest; they’re also an integral part of its health. Their presence on the land—like scattering seeds and enriching soil—helps to sustain the forest and keep this incredible ecosystem in balance. This relationship is a remin

Did you know? The Boreal Forest in Canada has more surface freshwater than any other ecosystem on the planet. Millions of lakes, thousands of kilometres of unbroken river systems, and a quarter of the world’s wetlands — taken together, these fresh, clean waters contain over 80,000,000 hectares of freshwater and nourish an entire continent-wide landscape of plants, animals, and communities. | Boreal Conservation