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a single arch. The goats shed their thick coats each summer, making them look ragged, but
by fall they've regrown a fine, new white woolen coat.
WILDLIFE VIEWING: THE BEST SPOTS
Where's the best place to view animals? This is probably the most common question
posed by visitors to the Canadian Rockies. While a precise answer is impos-
sible-this isn't a zoo, after all-noting a couple of general rules of thumb can make
your chances of observation more likely. Spring is the best time for viewing wildlife
from the roadside; larger mammals come down into the valleys in winter and stay
through spring, moving back up to higher elevations as the snow melts. Mammals
are most active at dawn and dusk, which are great times of day for scanning the
landscape for movement.
In most cases, all species listed below are widespread in their particular habitat
throughout the Canadian Rockies. The locations listed below for each species are
simply the ones that will give you the best chance of seeing that species.
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Beaver:
Athabasca River wetlands, Jasper National Park
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Bighorn sheep:
Radium Hot Springs, just outside Kootenay National Park
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Bison:
Buffalo Paddock, Waterton Lakes National Park
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Black bear:
Icefields Parkway, Banff and Jasper National Parks
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Caribou:
Bald Hills, Jasper National Park
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Cougar:
forested valleys around Canmore
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Coyote:
along Highway 16, east of the town of Jasper, Jasper National Park
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Elk:
around the outskirts of Banff and Jasper towns
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Grizzly bear (stuffed):
Lake Louise Visitor Centre, Banff National Park
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Human beings:
Banff Avenue, Banff National Park
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Lynx:
Vermilion Pass, Kootenay National Park
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Marmot:
end of Stanley Glacier Trail, Kootenay National Park
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Moose:
Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Kananaskis Country
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