Thousand Islands National Park Thousand Islands National Park Thousand Islands National Park (established 1904), formerly known as the St. Lawrence Islands National Park, is located on the 1000 Islands Parkway in the Thousand Islands Region of the Saint Lawrence River. The islands are actually the worn-down tops of ancient mountains. This region, the Frontenac Axis, connects the Canadian Shield from Algonquin Park in Ontario to the Adirondack Mountains in New York. The park consists of 21 islands plus many smaller islets, 2 mainland properties and a visitor centre at Mallorytown, Ontario on the mainland. It is one of Canada's smallest national parks with a
North American river otter analyzed. However, many other studies did not report any findings of North American beaver remains in the scat sampled. The North American river otter has few natural predators when in water. Aquatic predators include the American alligator ("Alligator mississippiensis"), American crocodile ("Crocodylus acutus"), and killer whale ("Orcinus orca"), none of which commonly coexist with the North American river otter and thus rarely pose a threat. On land or ice, the North American river otter is considerably more vulnerable. Terrestrial predators include the bobcat ("Lynx rufus"), mountain lion ("Felis concolor"), coyote ("Canis latrans"), domestic dog ("Canis lupus familiaris"), wolf ("Canis lupus"),