Acadia National Park preserves much of Mount Desert Island, and associated smaller islands, off the Atlantic coast of Maine. Traditionally inhabited by Wabanaki Indian hunters, fishers, and gatherers, the area includes mountains, an ocean shoreline, woodlands, and lakes. The town of Bar Harbor is located on the northeast corner of Mount Desert Island. The park is home to some 40 different species of mammalian wildlife. Among those are red and gray squirrels, chipmunks, white-tailed deer, moose, beaver, porcupine, muskrats, foxes, coyote, bobcats, and black bears. Many marine species have been observed in the surrounding area and waters.
