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explored around, seeing if anything had changed from last season.We hope you come up and visit them soon and see their full summer habitat!  It's amazing to watch them play and explore!Some photos from the afternoon follow.

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Just Another Amazing Day of Grouse Mountain Wildlife! Northern Pygmy Owl Found in Kitchen I really love working with the wildlife on Grouse Mountain because you really don't know what every day is going to bring.  For example, this morning I got to our wildlife office and was standing at the sink washing some dishes when all of a sudden I noticed a bit of movement out of the corner of my eye

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.  They promote the therapeutic benefits of bee keeping.We hosted an educational table with honey sampling stations and even brought over a couple frames of bees from our hives so our visitors could see them hard at work!As well, we held two hive tours where we took a group down to our new bee hives and had them follow along as we inspected them to see how they were doing.  It was a big hit and everyone

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Carleigh, the Wildlife Ranger! A Wild Day to Remember... My next adventure here at Grouse Mountain I knew was going to be an eye-opening one as I was getting the opportunity to tag along with one of the Wildlife Rangers for a morning. The Wildlife Rangers are integral members of the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife working with the education teams, giving informational talks and

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Happy New Years from the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife! Happy New Years Everyone!  I just wanted to write a post thanking everyone for their support and care for our wildlife over the past year.  2012 was a great year for the Refuge:  Grinder and Coola had another lazy summer and the wolves as well.  It was also our Summer of Owls and Tyto, our resident Barn Owl, was very

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has never been a better time to experience The Observatory’s contemporary west coast take on seasonal flavours. Call Chalet Reception at 604.998.5045 or visit The Observatory website to make your reservation today. Don't wait, reservations fill up fast!View Full Dine Out MenuBook Online Now

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, we made the decision to do a routine full pre-hibernation medical check up on each Grizzly. There was no specific reason for concern, just due to the length of time since their last check-up. The bears, on separate days, were sedated by our wildlife veterinarian and we did a full physical inspection (head, body, feet) as well as took blood for lab checks, weight and measurements.  We are happy to

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10 things we love about the Annual Local’s Pass Reasons #10 through #6 Ah, spring is in the air! With the arrival of beautiful weather, Vancouverites seek new and exciting ways to celebrate the return of long sunny days. We west coasters love our great outdoors and all of the activities that come with it, whether they’re for fun or fitness. After all, when you live in such a beautiful place it

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Summer of Bear Discovery Launches Join us this long weekend for the start of summer at the Peak of Vancouver Kick off your long weekend with Grouse Mountain’s summer of Bear Discovery featuring a wide variety of one-of-a-kind bear-themed activities suitable for the whole family! Listen to one of our Ranger Talks, check out interpretive information at the Grizzly Lookout, watch a bear-themed movie

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An Unusual Visitor to our Refuge Recently, I was walking around the corner of the office and caught a flash of white and blue perched nearby.  My first thought was that it was an unusual Steller's Jay, as we have quite a few that hang out nearby.  Upon closer inspection, however, it turned out to be a brilliant blue and white budgie!Budgies, or Budgerigars, are common household pets - perhaps

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