The Taiga Biome

1. The Taiga Biome By: Brandon Bell

2. Location • The Taiga biome is a northern biome that covers parts of Eurasia and North America • Taiga is the Russian word for forest, which makes sense, because it is a forest.

3. Herbivores • There are many animals in the Taiga. The herbivores, like the snowshoe rabbit, the vole, the red squirrel, and the usual red deer, elk, and moose.

4. A Vole

5. Omnivores • The herbivores are hunted by the bald eagle, american black bear, bobcat, northern lynx, gray wolf, grizzly bear, long-eared owl, red fox, river otter, and wolverine.

6. Plant Life • There are many trees among the taiga. Some include: • Balsam Fir • Black Spruce • Douglas Fir • Eastern Red Cedar

7. More Plant Life • Jack Pine • Paper Birch • Siberian Spruce • White Fir • White Poplar • White Spruce

8. Random Taiga Facts • Taigas are the largest biomes in the world • Summer temp. is as low as 20 degrees • Warm, rainy and humid summers with only snowfall in winter • Boreal was the Greek goddess of the North Wind • The Taiga is also known as the boreal forest • Winter is as cold as -65 to 30 degrees

9. More Taiga Facts • Spring and Autumn are so short, you hardly notice them go by • The Taiga is susceptible to many wildfires • Wildfires will burn up the trees to grow edible plants for the animals that once couldn’t live there • It is bad to be there in summer, considering the millions of insects

10. Thank You For Watching!!!! • This was by Brandon Bell • There was a wiki source used, but I proved it correct Have A Good Day!!!!