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Female Black Bear

Snake Rd

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Black Bear

Babine Lake Rd

Deer

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Mama Deer and Fawns

My Backyard

Mule Deer Fawn

My Backyard

Mule Deer

Telkwa High Rd

Moose

My Backyard

Moose

My Backyard

Elk

Telkwa High Rd

White-tailed Deer

Duffey Lake

Female Bighorn Sheep

Duffey Lake

Female Bighorn Sheep

Duffey Lake

Carnivores

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Silver Fox

My Backyard

Small Mammals

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Red Squirrel

My Backyard

Chipmunk

Robson Meadows Campground

Gray Squirrel

Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary

Gray Squirrel

Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary

Gray Squirrel

Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary

Gray Squirrel

Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary

Marine Animals

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Starfish

Ladysmith, Vancouver Island

Nanaimo, Vancouver Island

Red-eared Slider

Sardis Pond

Muskrat

Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve

Muskrat

Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve

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