Wildlife
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A wide variety of wildlife species live within the park boundaries. To help protect both these animals and people, visitors are expected to:

Feed people only. Human food is not healthy for wildlife. The animals begin to associate people with food, and confrontations may occur with unfortunate consequences for the wildlife and people.

Put litter in garbage cans. Discarded on the ground, litter such as glass, metal and plastic can injure or kill wildlife. Food wrappers and containers are eaten by the animals and the garbage in their stomachs can kill them.

Keep pets on a leash 2 metres or shorter at all times. Dogs off-leash may crush the eggs or young of ground-nesting birds, chase wildlife causing them to expend valuable energy needed to survive or may catch and injure an animal. Kept on a leash, pets are better protected from park wildlife including porcupines, beaver, skunks and coyotes.

Quietly observe wildlife. Chasing or harassing the wildlife is extremely stressful to the animals.

Only native species of wildlife are permitted in the park. Abandoned kittens, puppies, rabbits and other pets do not survive in a natural area for very long. They either starve or are killed by predators. A more humane way to cope with an unwanted pet is to take it to the animal shelter. Please do not release gray squirrels in the park. They compete with the native red squirrels for food and territory.