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  1. There are currently 334 regulated provincial parks in Ontario totaling over 8,000,000 hectares or 7.6% of the province's land base.

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  2. There are currently 295 regulated conservation reserves in Ontario totaling over 1,500,000 hectares or 1.4% of the provincie's land base.

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  3. There are currently 11 remaining wilderness areas that exist outside of a regulated provincial park or conservation reserve. These areas encompass a total of 839 hectares.

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  4. There are currently 5 dedicated protected areas which have been regulated under the PPCRA. Several community based land use planning initiatives are currently underway. It is expected that as a result, more dedicated protected areas will be added to the system in the near future.

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  5. There are over 1000 confirmed earth and life science areas of natural and scientific interest (ANSI), totaling over 460,000 hectares in the province of Ontario. ANSIs are scientifically identified based on their natural values regardless of land ownership, so are located on both Crown and private land.

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  6. The province is divided into three Ecozones: Hudson Bay Lowlands, Ontario Shield and Mixedwood Plains. These Ecozones are further divided into Ecoregions (14 total) and Ecodistricts (71 total). Click here to view map.

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  7. The 2011 Ontario Parks Visitor Survey, which was conducted online, generated over 75,000 responses from parks visitors.

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