Summer months is just around the corner and for most Canadians, such period of the year is a good time to unwind a little and take a break from day to day hectic errands. Camping is one fine way to enjoy fresh air and discover the beauty nature has to offer. Whether you decide to climb mountains, ride a bike, venture into forests, and explore rivers, there’s no doubt you will stumble upon wildlife creatures that inhabit natural places.
Canada wildlife compromises mostly of over a thousand kinds of mammals, freshwater fishes and birds as well as lizards, snakes, insects and flora. Campers in this country most commonly encounter beavers, dears, moose, squirrels, and bears during exploration and outdoor adventures.
To preserve nature that serves as a home for these wildlife creatures, campers must put into mind and reflect truly on how they should behave and treat nature when exploring camping sites.
On How to Enjoy the Wild
While savouring the moment with nature, there are a few things one should consider before taking a step into the wilderness.
- Know the place you are exploring. Never venture into a natural site without adept knowledge and information of the place you are entering.
- You can capture your memories through pictures as long as you properly ensure that you are taking photos at a safe distance.
- Appreciate the wild animals but also be careful when engaging interaction between them. Never feed an animal or attract them with food. They might exhibit an unexpected behaviour and it is your task to prioritize your safety.
- Never hurt the animals.
- Always keep a bag of supplies with you and, as long as possible, only tour the site with a guide who is very familiar with the place.
- Respect nature and avoid wrong-doing that might cause deterioration.
Leave-No-Trace is an outdoor principle in Canada that promotes “minimum-impact” camping. Campers are allowed to enjoy the beauty of nature to the fullest, stay in the wild for as long as they want, and afterwards see to it that they leave no trace or sign that they have been there. Such practice is encouraged among campers so people and animal inhabitants will be able to still enjoy nature in ahead of time.
The following are measures in relation to the Leave-No-Trace principle:
- Bring a garbage bag with you to keep hold of your trash and never leave anything behind in the camping site.
- Only walk along trails that already exist.
- Pestering animals is a don’t.
- Never try to destroy living plants or cut any trees.
- Whenever possible, divide your whole group into smaller groups of three to five when camping.
- Don’t contaminate rivers by washing dishes with detergent soup or pouring shampoo along the waters.
- Keep your voices low and camp with peaceful manners.
In May 2000, it was reported that out of the hundreds and hundreds of species inhabiting the wilderness of Canada, 353 species are considered at risk. Many species of amphibians (salamander and toads), birds, mammals, fishes, reptiles as well as flowering plants are in vulnerable condition and must be taken care of more thoroughly.
Camping is a good way to seek peace in a world full of noise, and you are lucky that nature is just all around you – one step out of your front door. Canada is a country serving as a home for myriad kinds of wonderful and beneficial creatures. Canadians are blessed enough to have a surrounding full of wonders and as a return, it is only apt to show love and respect for wilderness through little but obliging actions.