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Grizzly Bear in autumn meadow

A large brown bear with its wet matted fur and mouth agape stands in a field of red, orange, yellow and green shrubs.

Photo Credit: Photo by Jean-Pierre Lavoie; Source: WikiMedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grizzly_Denali_edit.jpg); Date: 2004.

Caption Credit: Gailus, Jeff. Securing a national treasure: protecting Canada’s Grizzly Bear. March 2013. Pg.5.

“If there is one symbol of Canada’s remaining wilderness, it is the grizzly bear (Ursus arctos).”
Over 250 Grizzly Bears call the Coast Mountains home and live in the high alpine regions and generally stay away from people.