Acadia National Park conserves much of Mount Desert Island, and connected smaller islands off the Atlantic coast in Maine. This park consists of 30,300 acres on Mount Desert Island, 2,728 acres n Isle au Haut and 2,366 acres on the Schoodic Peninsula.
This park was created by President Woodrow Wilson on July 8, 1916. On February 26, 1919, it became a national park, with the name Lafayette National Park in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, an influential French supporter of the American Revolution. The park’s name was changed to Acadia National Park on January 19, 1929.
Acadia National Park Wildlife:
The park is home to around 40 different class of mammal fauna. Among these are red and gray squirrels, Chipmunks, white-tailed deer, moose, beaver, porcupine, muskrat, and fox, Coyotes, Bobcats and Black Bear. Species used to inhabit the island include the boards (or Puma), and the gray wolf. It is believed that these predators have been forced to leave the area because of the dramatic decrease in small prey and proximity to human activity. Many other marine species have been sighted in the area and water.
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