It's too late though. Canadians are helping to save many species, including the Whooping Crane, the Peregrine Falcon, the Wood Bison, and the Swift Fox. Here are some examples of species at risk that are represented in a variety of habitats found throughout Canada. This marmot is one of the rarest mammals in the world. Found only on the steep slopes of Vancouver Island, marmots live in burrows where they hibernate for seven months of the year.
Adults are about the size of a large house cat, with big teeth, thick fur, and friendly eyes.
Habitat loss and destruction are the main threats to this species. Prairie Grasslands These weasel-shaped carnivores used to live on the Canadian and American Prairies. They are the only ferrets native to North America, and were believed to be extinct until a small group was found in the United States in 1981. The Black-Footed Ferret disappeared because farmers poisoned the Praire Dog, the ferret's food source, to portect their crops. Ferrets are being raised in captivity in Canada and the United States, and are being reintroduced in the United States.