Hyper-abundant moose, declining populations of Woodland Caribou, Arctic Hare, salmon and improvements to park trails, are all part of the new management plan for Gros Morne National Park, recently tabled in Parliament.
The park was established in 1973 and covers 1,805 km2 which includes more than 190 kilometres of coastline.
The Gros Morne region has been inhabited by indigenous cultures for more than 4,000 years, including Maritime Archaic, Groswater and Dorset peoples.
More than a quarter of a million people visited the park in the past year and it is the biggest tourism draw on the west cost of the province.
The management plan, which is updated every ten years also outlines a park-wide water quality measurement plan will be added to the park’s monitoring program.
Read the full management plan here.
