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Bears Enjoying the Spring Snow!

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May 3, 2012

Build a Snow Igloo for Napping In.. Grinder and Coola have now been out of their hibernation for nearly a week....

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Grinder and Coola emerge from 2011/2012 hibernation period!

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April 27, 2012

Today marked the end to the 2011/2012 hibernation season for Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears at the...

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Bears Eat for the First Time Since November!

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April 20, 2012

On Wednesday, April 18th, Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, enjoyed their first feed of...

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Bear Habitat Excavation Begins!

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April 13, 2012

This week we began excavations to the Bear's hibernation habitat - the first area they access after they emerge from...

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Bears still Snowed In

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April 2, 2012

As if to say, Happy April Fools Day, more snow fell over the bear den and bear habitat.  We have begun to see a...

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Grinder and Coola Poke Their Heads Out

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March 14, 2012

As the days begin to grow longer, Grinder and Coola are beginning to stir more often inside their bear hotel....

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Bears Stirring

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February 29, 2012

As the days grow longer in the spring, Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, begin to stir more often in...

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Up Close During a Wolf Feed

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February 16, 2012

Every day our pack of three timber wolves is fed roughly three pounds of meat each.  This is sometimes a ground...

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Winter Birding on Grouse Mountain

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January 20, 2012

This week several of us went out into the wilds of Grouse Mountain to see what kind of birds hang around the...

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Another Successful Year at the Wildlife Refuge

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December 30, 2011

As 2011 draws to a close, I can reflect on what a successful year it has been at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for...

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Happy Holidays from the Wildlife Team

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December 23, 2011

Well Santa's Reindeer, Dancer and Vixen, are all ready to go to work tomorrow evening!  That's their big night...

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Winter Camouflage in use by Grouse Mountain Wildlife

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December 16, 2011

With snow now covering all of the terrain at Grouse Mountain, many of our winter wildlife inhabitants have changed...

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Inside a Wolf Den

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December 2, 2011

Our pack of three male timber wolves have been doing quite well at the base of the mountain.  Their 2.5 acre...

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Santa's Reindeer Arrive at Grouse Mountain!

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November 25, 2011

T'was the night before Peak of Christmas at Grouse Mountain when what to our wondering eyes should appear?  Why...

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Bears Close to Hibernation

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November 18, 2011

For the last couple weeks our two resident Grizzly Bears, Grinder and Coola, have been preparing to hibernate. With...

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Grouse Mountain hosts Artists for Conservation

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November 4, 2011

Starting tomorrow, Saturday Nov. 5th, Grouse Mountain is proud to host the 2011 Artists for Conservation festival....

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Bears Enjoy First Snowfall of Winter 2011

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October 26, 2011

Today, October 26th, marks the first snow fall of the winter 2011 season at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered...

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Bears enter Hyperphagia

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October 7, 2011

Each fall, when the weather cools and the days grow shorter, grizzly bears enter a state known as hyperphagia....

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Introducing Tyto - Barn Owl Wildlife Ambassador

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October 3, 2011

Last month we adopted Tyto, a male Barn Owl (Tyto alba), as our new Wildlife Ambassador.  Tyto was born at the...

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Birds in Motion Finishes for the 2011 Season

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September 21, 2011

This past Sunday marked the last of our Birds in Motion demonstrations for the 2011 season.  It seems like just...

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10th Anniversary for the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife

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September 9, 2011

This week marked the 10th anniversary for the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.  The Refuge was...

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Black-tailed Deer Enjoy Grazing on Grouse

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September 2, 2011

Every year in the spring and summer, dozens of Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus columbianus) inhabit the slopes of...

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Common Ravens - Frequent Visitors to Grizzly Bear Refuge

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August 26, 2011

Every day around feeding time we see black wings approaching the Grizzly Bear Habitat.  Several Common Ravens,...

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Mortimer Spotted at Country Club

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July 22, 2011

Mortimer the Yellow-bellied Marmot, who has been spotted in West Vancouver has decided it was time for a bit of a...

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Mortimer the Yellow-bellied Marmot

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July 15, 2011

A couple weeks back the North Shore News ran an article that told the saga of Mortimer Brown, a Yellow-bellied...

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