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473:American white pelican
589:Phalacrocorax auritus
577:American herring gull
557:Perisoreus canadensis
454:American red squirrel
366:barren-ground caribou
701:Ecoregions of Canada
418:Mustela richardsonii
250:Athabasca Sand Dunes
246:Northwestern Ontario
89:Boreal forests/taiga
716:Forests of Manitoba
711:Nearctic ecoregions
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497:sharp-tailed grouse
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410:Martes americana
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541:Gavia immer
537:common loon
386:Canis lupus
374:Canada lynx
346:Alces alces
280:throughout
274:Hayes River
690:Categories
639:References
553:Canada jay
545:bald eagle
278:permafrost
195:Vulnerable
382:grey wolf
254:Cree Lake
207:ecoregion
136:Geography
627:See also
266:Lac Seul
238:Manitoba
171:Manitoba
159:Province
77:Nearctic
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613:Ontario
430:muskrat
330:lichens
224:Setting
166:Alberta
149:Country
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336:Fauna
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