If you've never heard of a Gray Fox.you're likely not alone. The gray fox is actually quite rare.. and considered threatened in Ontario and across Canada. Unlike its distant relative the red fox.the gray is primarily active at night. And in northwestern Ontario, the Gray Fox is on the northern edge of its range, although numbers of sightings have increased. It's that increase that caught the attention of the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists. Leading the group to put out a call to people to report Gray Fox sightings. They have now collected a lot of information. Ted Armstrong is with the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists. He spoke with Mary-Jean Cormier.
If the pandemic has you spending more time outdoors, the Thunder Bay Nature Guide is a must-have.
The 96-page book is the second edition produced by the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists. The first was published in 2008, and in 2016, then-outgoing president David Legge suggested updating the book. Four members formed a committee, and the project took nearly five years to complete.
The guide features 30 locations within driving distance of Thunder Bay, including 10 new locations not included in the first edition, such as Big Trout Bay Nature Reserve, Slate River Valley, which is a popular birding area, the Casque Isles Trail, and Matawin River. Each location comes with beautiful photos of the location and area fauna and flora, as well as a map and descriptions of how to get there and what species may be found there.