Eastern Canadian Shield taiga

Eastern Canadian Shield taiga
Eastern Canadian Shield taiga
	Taiga along the shores of Caniapiscau Reservoir
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic
Biome	Boreal forests/taiga
Borders	List Central Canadian Shield forests; Eastern Canadian forests; Low Arctic tundra; Southern Hudson Bay taiga; Torngat Mountain tundra;
Bird species	99
Mammal species	34
Geography
Area	754,169 km2 (291,186 sq mi)
Country	Canada
Provinces	Quebec; Newfoundland and Labrador;
Conservation
Conservation status	Relatively stable/intact
Global 200	Yes
Habitat loss	0%
Protected	26,540 km2 (4%)

The Eastern Canadian Shield taiga is an ecoregion of Canada as defined by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) categorization system.

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