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Jasper Wildlife


pika
PIKA
Small round body, brown fur, large round ears, no tail. Found in rock piles and slides from 8000 to 13000 feet.

hoary marmot
HOARY MARMOT
Silver-gray fur on head, shoulders and half of its back. Reddish brown fur on back half of its back, rump and on long bushy tail. Found on rocky mountain slopes and alpine meadows.

coyote
COYOTE
Grayish brown to yellowish brown fur, large triangular ears, long bushy tail. Found in fields, plains and bushy areas.

mountain goat
MOUNTAIN GOAT
All white with black horns. View at Icefields Parkway 'goat lookout', 38km S of Jasper on Hwy 93.

grizzly bear
GRIZZLY BEAR
Fur ranges from cream or silver to almost black. Slight hump above shoulder. Found along rivers and in mountain meadows.




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