When you hear there is a Grasslands National Park in Canada, you might think it may not be a very interesting place, but in this case, Grasslands National Park is extremely interesting as not only will there be nature to see and experience, but dinosaurs as well! Yes, dinosaurs!
- Grasslands National Park, located in southern Saskatchewan, is Canada's first National Park dedicated to preserving a mixed-grass prairie.
- The park features a conservation herd of wild plains bison which were reintroduced in 2005 to roam the prairies and help shape the local ecology.
- It is the only place in Canada where you can find black-tailed prairie dog colonies.
- In the Grasslands National Park you will also see pronghorns, greater sage-grouses, ring-necked pheasants, burrowing owls, coyotes, ferruginous hawks, swift foxes, prairie rattlesnakes, black-footed ferrets, eastern yellow-bellied racers, and greater short-horned lizards.
- Recognized as one of Canada's largest and darkest Dark Sky Preserves, the park offers virtually light-pollution-free night skies. On a clear night, the Milky Way is clearly visible to the naked eye, and during peak conditions, you can often see the Northern Lights.
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