iN VIDEO: Famous Golden grizzly bear wakes from hibernation

A famous grizzly bear at the Grizzly Bear Refuge in Golden’s Kicking Horse Mountain Resort woke up from hibernation earlier this month and the special moment was caught on video. Boo the bear can be seen clawing his way out of the snow, peering into the sun and sitting down looking around in the video posted by the resort. The grizzly bear refuge is a 20-acre area created for Boo that allows the bear to safely hunt, play and explore in a natural mountainside habitat, according to the Kicking Horse Resort website. https://kickinghorseresort.com/purchase/boo-grizzly-bear/ There's an interpretive centre at the resort in the summer where guests can go to watch the bear.  Boo is 22 years old this year. You can check out Boo on Instagram @khgrizzlybearrefuge. To contact a reporter for this story, email Shannon Ainslie mailto:sainslie@infonews.ca  or call 250-819-6089 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .