North American wildlife Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms
About North American wildlife
—Crowfoot Not all of North America is within the Nearctic realm. TheCaribbean,Central Americaand southernFloridaare in the Neotropic region, together withSouth America. The Nearctic realm is divided between four bioregions, making up the northern, western, eastern and southern part of the continent. Thenorth, (including theCanadian shield), is made up oftundraandboreal forest. The harsh winters put pressure on animals and plants here, limiting the number of species. Thewestis contained by theRocky Mountains. The region has great variations in elevation, temperature and rainfall within rather short distances. Theeastmakes up the eastern United States, as well as southeastern Canada, and theCanadian Prairie. Much of this region is exploited through farming and human settlement. Thesouthinclu
North American wildlife Travel Guide Sections
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