The largest known Douglas-fir lives on Vancouver Island, is almost 1,000 years old and is 89 metres (291 feet) tall! The top of this tree is broken but it was believed to be 10 metres (33 feet) taller, which would have it 99 metres (320 feet) tall!
Lynx fall prey to the vagaries of weather
Lynx fall prey to the vagaries of weather Researchers have discovered that the Canadian lynx
population is affected by climate cycles. Changes in temperature
and snow cover in the three Canadian climate zones affect how
easily lynx can catch their prey, snowshoe hares, and contribute to
the different levels of the lynx population in these
areas. 21 AUGUST 1999, P. 19
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