I spy with my little eye… one majestic beast.
But what is it I see? Huge and hairy with horns turned inwards, you’re looking at the iconic bison that graze the Northwest Territory’s highways. Huge and hairy with outward-turned horns, you’ve come across the majestic muskox that roam the Arctic coast.
White birds with long bills bobbing down the rapids? You’ve spotted pelicans nesting near Fort Smith. But white birds hiding in the snow are most surely ptarmigan, popular cold-weather residents in many NWT communities.
In the Northwest Territories, wildlife still roams free. Here’s how – and where – to spot the NWT’s most iconic animals and birds.