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their upcoming winter dormancy period. Grinder weighed in at around 780 lbs just the other day - on his 'weigh' to 900 lbs for hibernation! Coola still won't step on the scale for us but he's typically 20% heavier than Grinder so we anticipate him to be breaking 900lbs now and 1000 before winter! Last week as a treat we fed them some pumpkin! As you can tell from the photos the pumpkins didn't last

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‘owl’ and Latin word alba for ‘white’Where do they live? Open areas such as grassy fields, old agricultural fields, meadows and wetland edges, farms, and rural towns. During the day, Barn owls often roost in evergreen trees and barns. What do they eat? Small mammals. A nesting pair of Barn owls with six owlets can eat up to 1,000 mice in a single three month nesting period! When do they hunt? Barn

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Seek the Peak Training: Trail Running Tips Our 15th annual Seek the Peak race is fast approaching we want to make sure you have all the info you need to rock those race day hills. Stay tuned as we share some helpful training and preparation tips to support your journey, all the way to the Peak! Today our Seek The Peak Trainer, Marieve Legrand shares some valuable tips on trail running.Hi

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'Support Our Own' Campaign Help our local athletes achieve success! Grouse Mountain and the Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club are proud to be supporting our local athletes who are competing at, or excelling to, the National Level. As part of Alpine Canada's National Ski Day, taking place Saturday, January 14th, Grouse Mountain is making donations directed to current Alpine Canada athletes Georgia

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will need to select footwear that works best for you. Although I climb the Grouse Grind with hiking boots in the Summer months, this certainly wouldn’t work for a 16KM run. I would recommend finding a trail shoe that is light in weight, yet comfortable for your feet.Backpack or Water Belt?Wearing a backpack or using a water belt is a personal preference. Although most runners wear water belts, I am

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hibernation habitat which is an outdoor area designed to give them some access to the snow and conditions while their large habitats are prepared. Our crews had to deal with clearing a 10 foot snow pack away from the edge of the Grizzly Habitat in order to get our electric fence up and have room for viewing. The Upper Pond habitat has lots for them to explore and we pushed the snow up into giant mounds

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many years until finally I was able to fit it into my schedule in 2014. I remember thinking what a challenge it would be, not only to run the course, but to psychologically connect all the sections, embrace the elevation and feel strong throughout the entire distance. I wanted to prepare myself not just to run the course, but to be able to race it. In order to accomplish that I would need lots of

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Grinder and Coola Enter 16th Hibernation Period on Grouse Mountain With the days getting quite short and the snow building up, Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife have finally entered their long winter nap.This will be the 16th hibernation period on Grouse Mountain for Grinder and Coola who arrived in 2001 as young orphaned cubs

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this spring, which itself is a testament to his overall care and health. The average lifespan for a wolf in human care is 13 years, but would fall closer to 6 to 8 years in the wild. We will sincerely miss his presence here but take comfort in knowing that he led a full life and helped us educate hundreds of thousands, if not millions of visitors to Grouse Mountain about the perils and persecutions

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Grizzly bear weigh-in Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, have now been at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife for 16 years! During this time we've seen them grow from 60lb cubs to the full size adult bears that they are today. For most of their time here we could only weigh them during their medical check-ups when they were under sedation, but a couple years ago

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