Caribou River Provincial Park

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The park is Script error: No such module "convert". in size,[2] and was designated a provincial park by the Government of Manitoba in 1995.[2]

The park is considered to be a Class Ib protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories.[3] It protects an area of the Taiga Shield Ecozone (CEC), including boreal forest, rivers and lakes, and low-lying wetlands forming extensive peatlands (bogs and fens). The park has a fairly rolling terrain with many rocky outcrops. Glacial till has been shaped into a mosaic of ridges and eskers, sinuous, rounded ridges deposited by during glaciation.

The park is home to a variety of wildlife, including caribou, wolves, black bears, and migratory birds.[4] The park's remote location and vast wilderness provide for backcountry hiking, canoeing, and fishing.[5]

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