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afternoon. Both nine-year-old males came bounding out to see the world after their absence and wrestle for the rest of the afternoon.“Waking from hibernation is a gradual process,” says Wildlife Director, Ken Macquisten. “Grinder and Coola have become increasingly active over the last couple of weeks to the point we knew the end of hibernation was imminent and they were soon ready to emerge. This is the

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hunters and have been known to take prey up to the size of small deer!  Their usual prey, however, are rabbits and hares.These little guys are growing quickly!  Be sure to stop by and check out our Birds in Motion demonstrations - often the falconers will bring the young birds out after the demonstrations to introduce them to being in front of a crowd.

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through the snow covered entrance to their hibernation den, they came bounding out to frolic and wrestle for the rest of the afternoon. Attached is a picture of Grinder with his first view outside the den. “Grinder and Coola have been more mobile inside their hibernation den in the past few weeks, which indicates they are ready to emerge” says Wildlife Director, Ken Macquisten. "It is always exciting

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to an appropriate release spot and turned loose right away. The downside to a hard release is that the wildlife has no point of reference or fidelity to the location chosen and often bolts or runs away from the carefully chosen site – often to a spot with worse resources. A ‘soft release’ protocol involves moving the wildlife to a contained location near good resources. The animal is kept in a

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Mother Nature's Stairmaster. Kudos to overall winner Sebastian Salas with a speedy time of 27:04 and to Stephanie Hamilton who pulled off an impressive first place finish in the elite female category with a time of 34:57.To capture the spirit of the day and get you pumped for next year check out this great video we put together - click play above to watch it now.

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quite a collection present. This stream of water over the course of the next half hour effectively cleared them all off and I obligingly stooped down and picked them all up. When it was over I had about $14 in change. It was truly an odd feeling standing there in the pounding rain hearing the plop plop plop of coins as they hit the grass. My knees are rebelling and I am now unable to spend as much

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Films, Skiing & Riding and a Phenomenal 24 Hours of Winter at Grouse Mountain Join Us February 11 – 12 As We Keep the Olympic Spirit Alive February 1, 2012 North Vancouver, BC. - It is hard to believe two years have passed since the world came to Vancouver for the Winter Olympics but Grouse Mountain hasn’t forgotten the spirit of the Games. On February 11 to 12, the Peak of Vancouver will

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) baby spinach, washed and dried 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter 2 tsp (10 mL) chopped garlic a pinch of fresh grated nutmeg salt and pepper to taste In large saucepan, melt the butter over medium-low heat. Add garlic and cook briefly. Add spinach, nutmeg and salt and pepper. Cook until spinach has wilted. Remove from the heat, drain and pat dry with a kitchen towel. Reheat in microwave when ready to serve

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(supplied by our Wildlife Rangers!) and are now spending all of their time in the den.This, combined with short days and fresh snowfall is a sure sign that Hibernation has officially begun.  During Hibernation, however, the bears will still stretch, roll over, make the bed or even go for a little walk.  All of this activity keeps their bones and muscles working throughout the winter time.  They will not

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the Vancouver premiere of Kurt Miller's 'The Movement' narrated by his father,  legendary ski filmmaker Warren Miller, and film icon Robert Redford. In addition, there will be a number of other great short films plus an informational session about the VASS yurt construction on Grouse Mountain, their fantastic programs and how you can volunteer with them this winter to make a difference here at the

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