The A2A region is home to an extraordinary array of wildlife, including many rare and endangered species. From beavers to opossums, turtles to salamanders, and moose to bobcats, this corridor plays a vital role in facilitating wildlife migration between Algonquin Park, Adirondack Park, and surrounding areas.
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As one of the last remaining large-scale, intact forest and wetland linkages in eastern North America, the A2A region offers the best remaining potential for wildlife movement across the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence system.
The Thousand Islands-Frontenac region, situated at the pinch-point of the A2A corridor, boasts exceptional biodiversity. Its location at the intersection of two major migrational pathways—the Frontenac Arch and the St. Lawrence River Valley—contributes to its richness. Here, five diverse forest regions converge, creating a myriad of habitats and ample opportunities for different species. The region's complex geology, rugged terrain, and unique climatic conditions further enhance its ecological diversity, making it a refuge for many species at risk.
By conserving, connecting, and enhancing landscapes within the A2A region, we can safeguard this critical corridor and bolster its ecological integrity. Doing so will ensure that wildlife have the freedom to roam, mate, find food, and carry out their lives undisturbed.
The Thousand Islands-Frontenac region, situated at the pinch-point of the A2A corridor, boasts exceptional biodiversity. Its location at the intersection of two major migrational pathways—the Frontenac Arch and the St. Lawrence River Valley—contributes to its richness. Here, five diverse forest regions converge, creating a myriad of habitats and ample opportunities for different species. The region's complex geology, rugged terrain, and unique climatic conditions further enhance its ecological diversity, making it a refuge for many species at risk.
By conserving, connecting, and enhancing landscapes within the A2A region, we can safeguard this critical corridor and bolster its ecological integrity. Doing so will ensure that wildlife have the freedom to roam, mate, find food, and carry out their lives undisturbed.
Learn more about species at risk in the A2A region
Canada
Federal Species at Risk Registry
Ontario Species at Risk
U.S
Federal Endangered Species List
N.Y. State Endangered Species List
Federal Species at Risk Registry
Ontario Species at Risk
U.S
Federal Endangered Species List
N.Y. State Endangered Species List
Federal Species-At-Risk in Thousand Islands National Park, Ontario, Canada
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Endangered
American Ginseng Blunt-lobed Woodsia Butternut Eastern Loggerhead Shrike Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid Henslow's Sparrow King Rail Northern Bobwhite |
Threatened
Blanding's Turtle Deerberry Eastern Rat Snake Golden-Winged Warbler Least Bittern Peregrine Falcon Pugnose Shiner Stinkpot Turtle |
Special Concern
American Eel Bridle Shiner Broad Beech Fern Cerulean Warbler Eastern Milksnake Eastern Yellow Breasted Chat Five-Lined Skink Grass Pickerel Lake Sturgeon Monarch Butterfly Northern Map Turtle Northern Ribbonsnake Red Headed Woodpecker Short-Eared Owl Yellow Rail |