"Using harnesses, we are able to safely open the doors and drop food throughout his enclosure. Boo is able to naturally forage for up to half of his daily nutrient needs. However, a large bruin like Boo can cover almost as much as 1400 square kilometers in this region, and although Boo has a large home, he is not going to get the full caloric intake of what he needs on a daily basis from his habitat alone. In order to ensure Boo is getting what he needs, we boost his diet with extra calories. Spreading out the food provides Boo with more enrichment as he has to use his senses to locate the food. This form of delivery also allows us to drop in bigger food items such as the odd animal carcass, typically provided from local roadkill!"
"During the ski season Kicking Horse's resident grizzly bear named Boo goes largely unseen as it hibernates under the gondola but come springtime Boo emerges and guests can observe the adult grizzly's daily activities in it's 20-acre enclosed habitat."
"Boo gets about half its daily calorie intake by foraging vegetation and other life within his habitat including horsetails, roots, sedges, dandelions, and grasses. The other half of his diet consists of supplemental food delivered by the wildlife professionals in charge of his welfare."
"Boo's scent-marking behaviors include rubbing against trees, biting bark, urinating, and defecating to spread scent. This scent marking behavior is a vital way for bears to c"
Kicking Horse is a ski resort in Golden, British Columbia, known for expert terrain and a mountain-town atmosphere. The resort also contains North America’s largest enclosed, protected mountainside grizzly habitat. During the ski season, the resident grizzly bear Boo largely remains unseen while hibernating under the gondola. In spring, Boo emerges and guests can observe daily activities within a 20-acre enclosure. Boo obtains about half of daily calories by foraging vegetation and other life in the habitat, including horsetails, roots, sedges, dandelions, and grasses. The remaining calories come from supplemental food delivered by wildlife professionals using multiple methods, including dropping snacks from the gondola. Boo scent-marks by rubbing against trees, biting bark, urinating, and defecating to spread scent.
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