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One of the most popular activities in National Parks is Wildlife Viewing. Here are just some of the many mammals you might see while visiting America's National Parks.
Winter 2017/2018 we will be including wildlife information for birds most likely seen in the US National Parks.
Winter 2017/2018 we will be including wildlife information for reptiles most likely seen in the US National Parks.
Winter 2017/2018 we will be including wildlife information for amphibians most likely seen in the US National Parks.
Traveling to National Parks is fun and exciting for kids of all ages, including us "big" kids. Sometimes we get so wrapped up in the beauty and the nature that we stop thinking about what is "right" for the wildlife that lives in these gorgeous destinations.
Maine ocean islands provide the only nesting sites for Atlantic puffins in the United States. Eastern Egg Rock in the midcoast region, Seal Island and Matinicus Rock at the mouth of Penobscot Bay, and Machias Seal Island and Petit Manan Island off the downeast coast provide habitat for more than 4,000 puffins each summer.