Common
game fish: walleye, northern pike, muskellunge (muskie), trout, bass,
and sunfish.
Important
birds: home to more than approximately 550 pairs of our threatened
national bird, the bald eagle; home to 12,000 common loons. Visit the Raptor
Center at the University of Minnesota.
Important mammals:
home to approximately 1,600 timberwolves, more than any state outside Alaska
and the provinces of Canada; moose; black bear; and white-tailed deer.
