Appropriately named, the seaside sparrow is a salt marsh specialist with 9 recognized subspecies throughout its range along the Eastern and Gulf coasts of North America. One subspecies, the dusky seaside sparrow (A. m. nigrescens), became extinct in 1987 when the last remaining individual in captivity died.
Confidence votes 9.9K. Canada's prairies are huge world suppliers of wheat, canola and other grains. Canada is the world's largest producer of zinc and uranium and a world leader in many other natural resources such as gold, nickel, aluminum and lead. Timber is also a major natural resource.
Coal is a fossil fuel which has been used as a source of energy in Canada since the 18th century. Canada is home to a tenth of the worldâs coal resources, the majority of which (over 90 per cent) are found in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan.