Some cool images of animals images:
Canned animals
Image by Toban B.
Tourist industry products
in Toronto, Canada
The beaver and the moose are two major symbols of Canada. Maple leaves are another major national symbol -- of course.
As a Canadian, I find it embarassing to post this photo -- even though I'm not some sort of nationalist. (I at least try to not be a nationalist. Clearly I'm not completely successful -- since these products bother me.)
Some animal rights advocates would find these canned animals outrageous.
As for why forest animals are symbols of Canada -
Those images mainly are hold-overs from a time when there weren't many Europeans here; the natives who were living here at the time didn't receive the same sort of attention.
Beavers were sought for their furs -- which were used to make fashionable hats, in particular.
