Alberta wildlife watching
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Wildlife in Alberta

Alberta, Canada wildlife sightings are common when exploring in the province. There are opportunities to view wildlife while exploring on a self guided adventure and there are opportunities for sightings while in the company of an interpretive guide on one of the local tours in Alberta.

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Wildlife watching tours provide the expertise and knowledge. A tour knows the resting, breeding, migrating and hunting grounds of specific wildlife species in the local area. A guided tour is an ideal form of sightseeing for viewing a specific type of wildlife that is on your wish list.

Guided tours provide services and amenities to make your wildlife watching tour more comfortable. Some of the extra amenities include transportation, lessons if necessary, activity equipment and an interpretive guide with wilderness survival skills and first aid training.

In Alberta, Canada there are flightseeing, kayaking, backpacking, canoeing, off roading, horseback riding and boating wildlife watching tours. And for wildlife sighting opportunities in a vehicle there are many bus tours with stops at popular sighting locations.

Self guided wildlife sighting adventures are enjoyed in many of the parks in Alberta and on some of the rivers, lakes and mountains in the province. Some of the better activities to enjoy wildlife watching include hiking, backpacking, canoeing, kayaking, mountain biking and camping.

There are said to be about 500+ species of wildlife in and visiting the province of Alberta. Some of the more popular wildlife sightings in the province include the black bear, grizzly bear, big horn sheep, buffalo, mountain goat, moose, cougar, antelope, caribou, elk, wolves, fox and coyote.

For those planning a self guided adventure seeking a glimpse of some wildlife here are some wilderness destinations that are worthy.

A top activity destination in Alberta for wildlife sightings is the Rocky Mountain region. There are many hiking trails, sightseeing driving routes and rivers exploring the wilderness providing opportunity to view wildlife. The Rocky Mountain region includes the Banff National Park, Jasper National Park and Kananaskis Country.

In the northern region of Alberta is a wildlife sanctuary located near the community of High Level that is popular for viewing buffalo and the whooping crane. The park is called the Wood Buffalo National Park.

In Central Alberta some of the wildlife viewing destinations include the Elk Island National Park near Edmonton; the Willmore Wilderness Park near Grande Cache and the William A. Switzer Park near Hinton.

In South Alberta the three parks which provide the best wildlife viewing opportunities include the Fish Creek Provincial Park near Calgary; the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park located southeast of Medicine Hat and the Waterton Lakes National Park in the southwest corner of the province.