Along the way, visitors may spot signs of the sanctuary’s most visible resident, the beaver, from impressive dams to cleverly constructed dens and lodges, as well as birds such as the snow goose, lapland longspur, and chimney swift.
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Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
Bears do not truly hibernate, but instead enervate, or enter a state of torpor, in their dens.
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