Wildlife
Whiteshell Provincial Park is home to a variety of large mammals including black bear, moose, white-tailed deer, wolves and lynx. Smaller mammals such as otter, marten, fisher, red fox, mink, hares, beavers, bats, skunks, raccoons, and red squirrels also inhabit the park. The birds in the park include owls, bald eagles, ruby throated hummingbirds, chickadees, blue jays, grosbeaks, turkey vultures, redpolls, woodpeckers, osprey, loons, ruffed grouse, ducks and Canada geese. There are snakes, muskrats, turtles and a wide variety of insects found in the park. The lakes and rivers within the park are home to perch, walleye, jackfish, lake sturgeon, black crappie, burbot, whitefish, trout, white bass, smallmouth bass and mooneye. Smoked mooneye meat is highly valued and sold as "Winnipeg goldeye".
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