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them off with something light since their stomachs and metabolism have been shut down for nearly 5 months.  This is usually green leafy vegetables such as romaine lettuce - in the wild Skunk Cabbage is a popular spring diet for emerging bears.  This moist greenery flushes out the bears digestive tracks and gets them up and running again for heartier and harder to digest foods such as proteins and

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during this time. Guest Services at the base will remain open daily from 9am – 5pm. Our scheduled annual closure allows our team to prepare for the coming winter season and work on a number of projects around the mountain. Part of our annual winter preparations includes maintenance on the Skyride. We are continuing these preparations as conditions allow and look forward to welcoming our guests back on

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boys then proceeded to locate the lettuce we had spread around the habitat.  Their stomachs and digestive systems have been in recycle mode since last November with the bears living off their accumulated body fat.  As bears emerge they eat leafy green vegetation to help flush out their digestive tracks and get their metabolism going again.  We'll start with the lettuce and slowly introduce other

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dedicated to supporting Metro Vancouver Regional Parks. Through unique programs and funding opportunities, they connect people with the resources needed to complete inspiring conservation, education and enhancement projects which help Metro Vancouver Regional Parks – including Grouse Mountain Regional Park – be the best they can be.Interested in volunteering?Apply now to be a race day volunteer at Seek

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Join us for Grinder and Coola’s 21st Bear-thday Fun-draiser Supporting Orphaned Grizzly Cub Rewilding (North Vancouver) Bear-y exciting news – Grouse Mountain’s resident Grizzly bears are turning 21! To celebrate,Grinder and Coola are hosting a Bear-thday Fun-draiser on Saturday, July 16th, in support of the Grizzly BearFoundation’s orphaned grizzly bear cub rewilding research – Project Rewild

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Join us for Grinder and Coola’s 21st Bear-thday Fun-draiser Supporting Orphaned Grizzly Cub Rewilding Bear-y exciting news – Grouse Mountain’s resident Grizzly bears are turning 21! To celebrate,Grinder and Coola are hosting a Bear-thday Fun-draiser on Saturday, July 16th, in support of the Grizzly BearFoundation’s orphaned grizzly bear cub rewilding research – Project Rewild. “Coola and Grinder

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do well here and is back in action giving owl talks daily, along with Odin our Barred Owl and Cleo our Barn Owl.Our hummingbird conservation and monitoring program ran from June to August and we continue to contribute data to an overall study and report on the status of hummingbird populations in BC and western North America.  Our station on top of Grouse Mountain serves as an important control

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favour of proteins and fatty food sources such as their favorite salmon.  The bears can go from eating just a few thousand calories a day to upwards of 30,000 calories per day (and even exceeding this in the case of large bears).  This helps them accumulate an extra 20-25% body weight before entering hibernation.During the winter months, they will survive solely off this body fat as they don't eat

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the base of the mountain will also be closed during this time. For updates on the Grouse Grind, please visit the Metro Vancouver Grouse Grind website. We look forward to welcoming our guests back to Grouse Mountain in early November!Our scheduled annual closure allows our team to prepare for the coming winter season and work on a number of projects around the mountain. Part of our annual winter

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Frozen watermelon treats to beat the heat Bears stay cool We often get asked how Grinder and Coola stay cool and beat the heat during our hot summer days and there are a couple of ways they do so!One is by doing lots of swimming in our ponds!  The other is by chowing down on some tasty icy treats provided by our wildlife caretakers.Just the other day they had a fun frozen watermelon encounter

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