Thousand Islands – Frontenac Arch Thousand Islands – Frontenac Arch The Thousand Islands – Frontenac Arch region or the Frontenac Axis is an exposed strip of Precambrian rock in Canada and the United States that links the Canadian Shield from Algonquin Park with the Adirondack Mountain region in New York, an extension of the Laurentian mountains of Québec. The Algonquin to Adirondacks region, which includes the Frontenac Axis or Arch, is a critical linkage for biodiversity and resilience, and one with important conservation potential. The axis separates the St. Lawrence Lowlands and the Great Lakes Lowlands. It has many distinctive plant and animal species. It
North American river otter openings in the ice, and may excavate passages in beaver dams for accessing open water. North American river otters are highly mobile and have the capacity of traveling up to in one day. Daily movements of yearling males and females in Idaho averaged in spring, in summer, and in autumn, respectively. Daily movements of family groups averaged in spring, summer, and winter, respectively. Both males and family groups travel drastically less during winter. North American river otters are renowned for their sense of play. Otter play mostly consists of wrestling with conspecifics. Chasing is also a common game. North American