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Today marked the 149th day of the bears 2023/2024 hibernation period on Grouse Mountain which began on November 23rd,...

Happy Holidays from all of us in the Wildlife Team here at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife!  As a...

Today marks the first official day of the 2023/2024 hibernation/winter dormancy period for our two Grizzly Bears -...

Each fall all bears enter a state known as Hyperphagia - which if we break it down (hyper - meaning over, phagia -...

The hummingbird banding station on Grouse Mountain has been in operation since 2005 running a long term hummingbird...

This past Saturday, July 29th, we celebrated Grinder and Coola's 22nd Bear-thday! Both bears actually turned 22...

Today Grinder and Coola entered their Lower Pond habitat for the first time in 2023.  With a heavier than normal...

Today we opened up the bears' larger Upper Pond section of their summer habitat.  This marks about half of their...

Today marked the end of the 22nd winter dormancy period for Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears.  This...

This is the time of year where we, at the wildlife refuge, get inundated with 'are the bears waking up?' questions. ...

Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, continue to sleep away during their 2022/2023 winter dormancy...

A couple weeks back, two of Santa's Reindeer, Dancer and Vixen, appeared beside Santa's workshop on Grouse...

Late afternoon yesterday, November 21st, saw Grinder and Coola enter their 22nd hibernation period here at Grouse...

Just before we closed for our annual maintenance shut-down we had the opportunity to give two carved pumpkins,...

Grinder and Coola have had a lazy end to the summer with some lingering warmth right into October!  But even during...

We often get asked how Grinder and Coola stay cool and beat the heat during our hot summer days and there are a...

Today marked the 2022 opening of Grinder and Coola's Lower Pond Habitat.  It was a little delayed due to our high...

Grinder and Coola enter their Upper Pond Habitat for the first time this spring. Today we were happy to open up...

Today (April 28th) marked the end of Grinder and Coola's 21st hibernation period on Grouse Mountain!Both bears went...

Here at Grouse Mountain we have several Owl Wildlife Ambassadors - but perhaps none as striking as Blizzard, our male...