Love is in the air at P.A. National Park

Britton explained that the mating season can stretch into the early summer months.

“The breeding season starts right about now, sort of mid-March is when owls start to call and they can call right through the spring and you can even hear them into May and early June,” he said.

The national park is home to a variety of species of owl, according to Britton.

“The ones that you’d find most commonly in the park are the barred owl, the great horned owl and the northern saw-whet owl,” he said.

Other species of owl, such as the long-eared owl, great grey owl and the boreal owl, are more difficult to find.

Britton said people who are interested in hearing owls call can hear them by parking alongside the roads, with one of the better locations being the north shore road, which goes from the town site to Kingsmere Lake.

“You can even hear owls calling quite regularly in the town site of Waskesiu,” he said. “They’re an indicator about how healthy the ecosystem is,” Britton said.

Owls are not the only species in the midst of mating season. Other birds, like ravens, Canada jay and some of the finch species of birds are mating as well.

“They’re more the species we have in the park year round,” Britton said.

Prince Albert National Park also announced Tuesday a new partnership with the University of Saskatchewan to get younger people interested in nature, history and culture with the launch of first-ever Parks Canada Campus Club.

In a media release, Daisy Houle, a Parks Canada campus club organizer said most of the members of the club are studying sciences or working on environmental degrees and want to focus on sustainability, and specifically on what can be done off campus to help the environment.

“Our vision for our club is to inform students about the parks and Canada’s beauty,” she said.

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by Michael Joel-Hansen

Love is in the air at P.A. National Park

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