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Beyond tomorrow: Canadian plain

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The northernmost part of North America, especially what was before Canada, have seen dramatic transformation of flora symillar to that of Europe. However instead become meadow or steppe, once cold, boreal conifer forests and some parts of tundra have turned into temperate mixed and broadleaf forests and swamps. This prowide place for many cold-blooded organisms like amphibians and reptiles. Many fish species are still present here, like Spotted Gar, Ruffe* and Flathead Catfish, but fair amount of native live have become extinct due to competition or predation with invasive species like Grass Carp, Sea Lamprey, Common Carp* or Silver Carp*. 

Going back to earlier animal groups, the most widespread are reptiles like Snapping Turtle*, Red-Sided Gartersnake*, Western Skink* or Grey Ratsnake. Few amphibians also survived to this point, despite proliferation of Chytridiomycosis. The most common are American Bullfrog and Tiger Salamander. Eastern Newt and Tailed Frogs are also present here. 

Despite great diversity of those clusters, it's the birds and mammals that still dominate this ecosystem. The largest animals of this place ( and continent ) are Moose and Nanulak ( Brown and Polar bears hybrid ). Meanwhile pure-blood Bisons and Polar bears go extinct due to hybridization as Wisons* ( Wisent and Bison ) and Nanulak. With extinction of bovids Moose inherit place as sole giant browsers, while nanulak become dominant carnivore and scavenger. Wolfes are still present here, but their population is reduced because of deseases, competition and prey strenght. 

Smaller and widespread mammals also find home here, like Virginian Opossum or non-native House Mouse* and Brown Rat*. Meanwhile most birds is reprezented by Wild Turkey*, Canadian Goose and numerous pigeons. Herons, Petrels and even some hummingbirds also lives here. 


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I’m loving this project  so far! One question are you gonna be covering any of the Caribbean islands particularly Bahamas? It would be incredibly interesting to see how it’s fauna adapt after this cataclysm? (Also I live there :)