The taiga is a cold climate found in the northern parts of the world. It is also called a coniferous forest. It has cold, bitter winters with temperatures that drop below zero and mild summers. Summers are short, and in the winter there is very little daylight. Despite these harsh conditions, wildlife has adapted and the taiga is home to many species of birds and mammals.
So why send the survivors to the taiga? The bitterly cold winter temperatures will provide a challenge as they struggle to find a heat source. Food will be hard to find, as there is little undergrowth in the forests and some species of wild berries grow. The survivors will have to know which ones are poisonous! Also, there is heavy snowfall in the winter, and they would have to make shelter. There are natural fierce predators, such as wolves, wild boars, wolverines, lynxes, grizzly bears and, in the Asian taiga, Siberian tigers. These predators might make an excellent food source if the survivors can manage to hunt them.
So why send the survivors to the taiga? The bitterly cold winter temperatures will provide a challenge as they struggle to find a heat source. Food will be hard to find, as there is little undergrowth in the forests and some species of wild berries grow. The survivors will have to know which ones are poisonous! Also, there is heavy snowfall in the winter, and they would have to make shelter. There are natural fierce predators, such as wolves, wild boars, wolverines, lynxes, grizzly bears and, in the Asian taiga, Siberian tigers. These predators might make an excellent food source if the survivors can manage to hunt them.