This is not the case for the predators of the forest. We are fortunate enough to have grocery stores we can rely on for food. TodayвЂ™s human hunters harvest wild game from the forest, but need not worry if they come home empty-handed. Wild hunters that must seek out animal prey in order to survive. Moose will trudge through the snow with their long legs, remarkably sustaining their enormous bodies with a diet of twigs. Snowshoe Hares browse evergreen branches, managing to stay on top of the snow thanks to their large feet which distributes their weight. Others impressively continue to forage for food despite the ice and snow. Some, like the Red Squirrel or the Canada Jay, rely on stores of food collected before snowfall, called caches. The Canada Jay is commonly referred to as вЂњwhiskeyjack,вЂќ which comes from the Cree and Algonquin languages (WГ¬sakedjГ k in Algonquin, Wihsakecahkw in Cree).

The active animals in the winter must be cunning and resourceful to endure this long and cold season. Other animals hunker down and slow their metabolisms to hibernate until spring rolls around. Many birds migrate south to warmer climates to avoid the challenging conditions altogether. Wildlife has an amazing variety of strategies to survive this harsh season. LetвЂ™s look at how they adapt to survive long, harsh winters. Northern winters are a true test of an animalвЂ™s fitness. The snow makes just about every aspect of an animalвЂ™s life more challenging. The arrival of snow and ice transforms the rugged landscape of Lake Superior Provincial Park into a stunningly beautiful, albeit unforgiving place to live.ДЄs temperatures drop, the park can accumulate up to six feet of snow in the interior. TodayвЂ™s post comes from Anna Scuhr, a naturalist with Lake Superior Provincial Park.

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