Conservation
The park is a federal migratory bird sanctuary as part of the Grande Prairie Important Bird Area, hosting (together with the nearby Bear Lake) the threatened trumpeter swan.
The lake and surrounding shrubland and aspen parkland are home to a variety of bird species such as tundra swans, Canada geese and northern harriers. Mammals are also present in the park and surrounding areas, species observed include moose, snowshoe hares, weasels, groundhogs, muskrats, beavers, deer and coyotes.
The Saskatoon Lake is home to Brook stickleback, brook trout and rainbow trout.
Read more about this topic: Saskatoon Island Provincial Park
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