Ha ha, what you call freezing cold is literally t-shirt weather. That's adorable. Mind you, I probably wouldn't even survive Australia's heat at this time of the year.
I live in the Rockies, and go swimming in my local glacier fed lake early every morning when temperatures are below 10C. If I can handle the WATER just fine at that temperature, anyone should be able to be perfectly comfortable in 12C.
Both Canada and Australia have an abundance of wildlife. Of course, the wildlife in each country is vastly different, except, of course, for the human wildlife found in the cities 😅.
You don't have to go to a national park to see these animals. The mountain goats and sheep are only in the west --- Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon and Northwest Territory, but you can find them on any high mountain range. Cougars are very common in BC, and often make forays into city suburbs or small towns, and occasionally lunch on somebody's dog if it's leashed up in a back yard. Elk are often called by the Cree First Nations name "wapiti" by Canadians. They are found as far east as Ontario, but not in the eastern provinces. Moose, bears, and deer, of course, are in every province and territory except tiny Prince Edward Island. Moose show up constantly in any forested area, and are a great hazard for cars, as they cross roads at night and pay no attention to oncoming cars. If your car hits a moose, it's huge body will collapse onto your windshield. Many people have been killed that way, making them the most dangerous animal in Canada. They occasionally wander into suburbs or towns, and you often get comical news photos of a moose appearing at the take-out window of a Tim Horton's, or in some supermarket parking lot. I've seen so many black bears that I hardly think of it as worth mentioning. My grandmother used to chase them away with a carpet beater. Mother black bears can be dangerous if they think you might harm their cubs, but otherwise they are shy. Brown bears are larger and considerably more dangerous. Grizzly bears are mostly in the mountain west, but a friend of mine has recently seen one in Northern Ontario. They are VERY dangerous. I've only had a few encounters, mostly at a safe distance, but hikers in the Rockies are expected to carry bear spray. Polar bears are the most dangerous of all, and two thirds of the world's polar's are in Canada --- they can be found in Northern Ontario, Northern Quebec, in great numbers in Northern Manitoba, but only above the tree line... and of course in the high arctic. The high arctic has its own special animal --- the muskox, which few Canadians have actually seen. Wolves can be found in every province. Coyotes were originally only in the west, but for the last century they have been migrating eastward along the railway tracks, and I've seen them actually in the city of Toronto, in the ravines and on a wooded peninsula near downtown. They can be dangerous, as they have been interbreeding with timber wolves, and their behaviour is changing. A pack killed a young woman hiker in Nova Scotia a few years ago, the only known adult human fatality by coyote. A great pity, because the young woman was a brilliant singer who had just released her first album. One animal left out of this video is the bison (incorrectly called "buffalo"), which once filled the plains with herds of millions. My ancestors lived by hunting them. There are two species, the Plains Bison and the larger Wood Bison, which lives in the forest. Buffalo meat is very tasty, far better than beef if you want to make a stew or a burger. My favourite Canadian animal of all is the Lynx. Crafty, beautiful, and only occasionally seen, lynx are basically cats with super powers. The wolverine is rarely seen. It's small, but pretty vicious. Porcupines, skunks and especially a nearly infinite number of raccoons live in the cities.. far more than in the forest. While raccoons are cute, they do considerable damage, and being very clever, can open almost anything they think might have food in it. A tribe of them live behind my downtown apartment building, and have no trouble opening the "animal proof" garbage bins. Squirrels, of course, are absolutely everywhere, and appropriately to a multi-cultural city, they come in grey, black, white and red. Toronto has a very dense tree canopy over most of its residential areas, so there's plenty of rent-free accommodation for them. There are fox and occasional deer in the city ravines. Of course, all these are "normal" animals for me, so in my visit to Australia I had exactly the same excitement to see kangaroos, wallabies and koalas that you show for our animals.
You forgot about the cool bird like ravens in Yellowknife that are huge, and loons and owls etc. lots of cool birds and sea life too. I like seeing ravens and wolves and bears
We have 3 moose currently calling our yard home. We call them our guard moose as the mom comes every year for the winter for the last 20 year to have babies come spring. They seem to be fine with us they react only by looking as my kids walk to catch the bus at end of the drive. They do not mind the dogs, but they really hate the FedEx guy so they do not let him in th yard very far before challenging the van. If you take 5 of your huskies and stack them on top of eachother you get a rough idea of their height. Elk on the other hand are about 2 or 3 huskies in height. We are about 3.5 hours drive from the mountains, so they do travel far from them into the Prairies. We get grizzlies, cougars, elk, deer, and moose. We are outside Red Deer. The moose likes to calve here for protection aswell as food in the forest around us. The wolves and coyotes do not get too close to the property. Thus come spring the mother may have a new baby then her yearling should leave, but not always. Too your 12c cold, I am outside smoking(I know) but it is -25c right now so I suggest coming in later spring or summer. Great video though.
A couple things. Don't count on seeing all those species in a short period of time. I've seen all of them IRL but then, I've lived in the area all my life. Just one rule for encounters with bears: stay in your car, windows rolled up. If that's not possible be prepared to climb a tree. You often see idiots trying to get close enough to take selfie. We call these people "lunch."
Seeing the moutain goats on the very very sides of cliffs as you drive by, it is amazing how they are adapted to that, it looks impossible. The wild life is abundant and insane. Thanks for reminding me , I live in the city now. Loved seeing little black bears but please get back into your canoe fast, big mommy is going to be close. ha Grizzlies , I only saw at a distance on another hill and I then made some distance. ha Elks do chase you. Thanks again AussieTash
Deer are smaller and less aggressive than elk, but they can still mess you up in a big way if they feel threatened... and they're a lot more common than their bigger relatives. Even in a city as big as Winnipeg there are areas where it's smart to check your yard before you let your dog out! Not only do moose swim, they also dive- as deep as six meters and for up to a minute. It's especially helpful in fall when land plants are less available because they can get at aquatic plants that other land animals can't reach. On the other hand, swimming means that coastal moose are sometimes prey for animals like orcas and Greenland sharks, so there are trade-offs.
I was a skier when I was young so I liked the mountains the most in the winter. The hotels in Banff were cheaper then as well with shuttles running to all the ski resorts around.
Hi Tash ~ it’s so wonderful to hear your view on our country, cause as Canadians we are raised around it and it’s integrated into our lives, so we never think about it! I have been blessed to be born and briefly live in (you definitely have to find videos about this province - it’s unlike anywhere in Canada! Check out the called . It documents how the residents of Gander (population of ~10,000) cared for 0VER 8,000 passengers and flight staff during 9/11 when 50 massive jets were redirected and forced to land. After 10 days, the tarmac/runway was not just utterly packed, but the TARMAC on the Runway melted in the summer heat, causing the jumbo jets to sink several cm/inches into the runway, and had to be dug out! Anyways, the documentary was made into an extremely popular Broadway musical that is touring the world this very moment and will for a long time!). I grew up admiring the Northern Lights while briefly living in the NWT, but grew up mainly in BC nestled in the Rockies (where you can see the aurora Borealis). Now I live in another city close to Jasper, also part of the Rocky Mountains, as you saw in the wildlife documentary. Because we have an abundance if “untouched” wilderness, we try to live with NATURE and the incredible numbers of wildlife that come with it…which means deer proof fencing (but they still manage to get in) moose trekking through our backyards, and yes, we even had grizzlies in our “fenced in” back yards and front yards! We had an heck of a time trying to keep rabbits, squirrels, foxes, coyotes, even wolves on occasion - all end up at our house! As much as DAD loved his prized veggies, and MOM her flowers…they were both grateful when Dad flooded the garden and made it into a frozen, backyard Rick where we played hockey all winter long! Nature is built into our way of life! All our towns, villages, and major cities are built around and incorporated into NATURE. Many of our cities have river valleys, diving the city/town into multiple sections, with additional parks, lakes and mountains, as other Natural landscapes communities are built around. Even the Laurentian Mountains located in Quebec is beautiful with their snow caps and offer exceptional skiing (long BEFORE the rest of the world became infatuated with “Poutine”!). Whatever type of landscape you want - ocean view, sandy beaches, mountains, vineyards, rivers, etc., even desserts, dunes, and coral reefs all exist in Canada….so, you won’t feel TOO homesick when you do finally visit us!🥰 The 1 thing I would recommend is spending your vacation time AWAY from the large cities like Toronto, or even Niagara On the Lake…sure visit the Niagara Falls, the town, and Toronto, but like all cities, they are similar! There are so many specialty trips like taking a train through the Rocky Mountains, or renting a car and drive the Cabot Trail, and see the beautiful Maritimes like the Viking Settlement, the oldest settlements, a local dialect that sound IRISH, and a wonderful Aviary Sanctuaries, such as the adorable Rescuers/Sanctuary! If you ever do a TOUR of our NORTH, you can whale watch 24/7, as the sun NEVER sets in summer! The magical Beluga, Narwhal, Humpback, Orca (killer whales), Bowhead whales, porpoises, seals, Caribou, Moose and Deer (below the TREE LINE), the Arctic Fox, White Wolves and even Polar Bears, as they do not hibernate like their southern cousins, and so many bird species, and Fish like Salmon, Trout, and the famous Arctic Char, and other extraordinary species you can only see in our beautiful NORTH! Many people used to come to Canada for so-called “Big Game Hunting”…lots of Americans and Europeans would come here to get their version of an African Elephant, Rhino, etc. Fortunately, with the aide of tourism, education, protection of select species and designation of parks and some wildlife within it…not without a lot of protesting and threats from Big Game Hunters (I can say this…as it’s Truth…and my family has hunted, fished, and collected berries and other wild foods from Nature, but never ever slaughter or destroyed a life/environment for the mere sake of saying the use of a high powered weapon to take a life just to display a pelt, set of horns, or skeleton of a creature…well…it was always made known that it was not welcomed practice and my family chooses to follow the wats of Indigenous Elders!). In the end, SHOOTING and animal in its environment with a CAMERA, proved to be more profitable, and significantly more people understand the price of caring/neglecting our beautiful environment! I have Marine Biologists friends that have over the years spent time doing research world wide, but one of their favourite spots was Australia…for obvious reasons!😉 Finally, I want to mention the uniquely special, difficult to reach…and I encourage you to definitely search out some good docs on this place…one of my favourite places on Earth….EXTRAORDINARY! Cheers🇨🇦☺🇦🇺 P.S. Checkout a on the TV series TITLE:
Thank you again for your contribution 💕👍 Couple of months ago about 40 minute drive from me (Rocky Mountain House) in Sylvan Lake an individual had to phone Fish and Wildlife to come rescue their car!! A black bear actually opened up their vehicle and climbed inside!! That was right in town and about 2 hours from the bottom mountain range, that’s crazy! I live only 45 minutes from that range, 1 morning I had a sleepover at my moms on an acreage and on the other side of the window was a Grizzly!!! Another time (same place) my daughter who was 4 at the time & my nephew about 10 were playing just off the deck; I went out with my morning coffee, I froze!! Very quietly I told the kids to slowly, quietly get back into the house but stern enough to let them know I wasn’t messing around!!!!! They got into the house and asked why? It’s a beautiful summer day?! I closed both doors all windows! I said turn around and look! They both grabbed onto my legs, tears in all of our eyes!! A Mountain Lion was perched 50 feet from where they were very careful going out & stayed very close to the door!! Mountain Lions (Cougars) are extremely unstable in their mood! Thank goodness we were all safe. Scary yet we were in a subdivision, cougars don’t care!! Not like being in the middle of nowhere! I have other stories too
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This used to be my backyard. I lived in Calgary for about a decade and I loved driving to Banff (about an hour's drive) and watching as the mountains got bigger and bigger as I approached.
If you like this, look for a good video on the Spirit Bear. It is a sub species of the black bear, lives only in the northeastern section of British Columbia, and some of them are pure white! They are so beautiful! Stay safe, stay sane, stay strong
I live in the Shuswap, BC. In a Town of about 30,000...We see Deer just about every Day. Hear the Eaglets and the Baby Osprey screeching for Fishies. Watch the breath taking Mating Dance of the Eagles. Last Summer I was having a Walk,as I got to the next Cul DE Sac..20 feet away was the biggest Bear I'd ever seen. She gad a rare golden Muzzle. I quietly walked away backwards. Neighbour's had seen Her walking in the Middle of the Road with 3 Babies. A few Days later, I passed the Cul DE Sac..always checking for the Bear. I was walking past a Seniors Residence..about 100 Feet away I noticed very Black Shapes in one if the Trees at the end of the Property..I realized they were the Triplets. I thought..where's Mama? I had stopped as soon as I realized there were Cubs in the Tree. Suddenly the Tree starts shaking..I see Mama Bear coming down tbe Tree..She was huffing at Me..scaring Me off, so I retreated, thankfully She knew She had Won! I was very scared..but zi moved slowly and carefully away. I did call the zresidence when zi got Homemas the Seniors were often out Walking.. I am enjoying Your Vids. I have and Auntie and a Cousin in Melbourne,so I enjoy hearing Your accent.My Grabdson figures You should visit here..lol .The Summers are hot,with Temps usually I tbe High 90s to low 100s..so that would be nice for Your Aussie Bones. Thanks again..
The Canadian Lynx is a stunning wild cat that isn't covered in this video but you should have a look. Some of the urban wildlife is worth looking at as well...the squirrels, raccoons, skunks, etc. As always, I really enjoyed your video! Looking forward to seeing more.
That's one of the "nice" things about Banff and Jasper, you almost always see some of the wildlife, and for the most part the ones that you see are "used to" being in the vicinity of humans. By that I mean they don't usually run, or attack, if you maintain your distance. It is both good and bad. You don't want them too "friendly" with humans but it does provide some great opportunities to see them strolling around.
Hi, I mostly grew up on a homestead it is a piece of land owned by the government, if you apply for one, you don't have to pay for it, but have to make improvements to it each year. Ours was in the forest, We lived with wildlife all of the time. Multiple times we had wolves, bear, deer, and moose come into our yard. Moose is my favorite meat, and we ate a lot of it. Moose are very large, and very dangerous, My cousin hit one on the highway, and ended up in hospital for weeks, when he was released he still had to wear a metal brace on his head (for a few weeks) as his neck had been broken. About 18 months ago my sister in law and her mom hit a moose, fortunately they were driving slowly, and escaped unhurt, but her Lincoln (brand of car) was totally destroyed. A moose will charge if it is angry. We also had skunk, porcupines, ducks, wild chickens, etc. After my sister got married she and her husband raised elk, they also had a couple of rocky mountan sheep, ostriches, and emus. Ostrich is more like veal than poultry. We live about 3 1/2 hours from Jasper National park. Oh, you were wondering if grizzly bears actually showed up in peoples yards, yes my brother had a female and her cubs try to move into his yard, He had to shoot at her with rubber bullets, as they are protected.
I lived for ten years, just one hour from Banff Park gates, with Jasper adjoining it immediately to the north of Banff! Now I live 5 hrs away in the interior of British Columbia. I see amazing wildlife on a weekly basis. I’m sooo blessed to be living in BC, on the very edge of these ancient Columbia Mountains, with the Rockies butted up to the eastern side of the Columbia’s, and the Kooteny’s just to my south east. I LOVE my mountain home! (I’m your new, 453rd subscriber!) Cheers Tash! (The Elk are my personal fav!) Peace
You’re reactions are great! I’d love to tour you around Alberta!! Another small gem to look at is Grande Cache, a much smaller version of Banff or Jasper and no where near being commercialized for tourism yet, but the town does not disappoint. Some notable spots near by are the Sulphur gates pass and twin falls and of course grande cache lake. But the town itself is surrounded by peaks and its just beyond beautiful!
The white tailed deer can be crazy when they have young ones around, especially the ones that have become citified. I live in Cranbrook, BC and the deer are everywhere in town. I was walking with my dog a few years ago and I saw a deer a few houses away from us so I started to retreat and cross the street to give it lots of space, but when she saw us she came right at us and tried to go through me to get to my dog. Luckily a few people going by, and from nearby homes, came to our assistance. The deer was ready to take on me and my dog but once there were four or five people it changed it's mind. If you look for a video called "Cranbrook Gangster Deer" you can see what I mean.
Great video the nature we have here is amazing being in Ontario and going to Algonquin Park a lot the moose and black bears are my favourite nothing like kayaking around a corner to see a big bull moose in the water eating and relaxing
Thank you Aussie Tash for all of your great videos and taking an interest in our country ❤️ I live on the west side of Alberta very close to both Banff & Jasper Parks, the wildlife is everywhere not unusual to have to stop while driving to let them pass while driving in my town lol (literally in town)
Banff is a 10+ hour drive from the population area, metro Vancouver BC. Deer and bears and ducks or the Blue Heron are seen around much of the coast as well. The bears are frequently in neighbourhoods next to the trees and mountains. Cougars have been recorded in towns as well. Having all four distinct seasons of weather has many advantages in nature. From +30 C to -30 C in the higher mountains
To put the reviewed video in perspective, I live on Vancouver Island, in a dense urban area. I encounter wildlife, multiple times daily. Canada is enchanted.
Black Bear are the smallest of North American bear species up in scale , is North American Brown or ( Grizzly ) are more aggresive and then you have the King Polar Bear. Moose and elk and deer are all here. Moose are much bigger, my wife has a story of her ex walking under a Moose chin during a hike near his Mom's home it did this chuff with his breath and knocked his ball cap of his head...that is how well he was camoflaged....apparently she never saw him run that fast in her life!!Lol
That really was a spectacular video and extremely informative. Canada (as you are well aware) is a massive country and it's unlikely I'll ever get to see these wonderful areas up close and personal and that's precisely why I enjoy the committed effort of these naturalists who get all this wonderful video footage for us to enjoy vicariously. I live in southern Ontario which is approximately 3,000 km. from the marvelously picturesque Canadian Rockies and I've seen so many of these types of wonderful videos throughout my lifetime but each and every time I see another one it's a special treat. Terrific reaction AussieTash!
I drove through both Banff and Jasper back in 1996. I did NOT have enough film for my camera and I had 15 rolls with me. I could have used double or triple that number. If I had my DSLR, I would have taken thousands of photos SOOOOOO easily.
Jasper is in the north and Banff is in the south of Alberta. There is a highway that connects them. When you drive that highway, do it in the late afternoon. That is when the animals come down to the road to lick the salt off the stones near the highway. It means traffic stops and you are literally surrounded by Elk, long horn sheep and goats. It is something else!
As great as this video is it doesn’t compare to being there in person. We did a lot of camping at Moraine Lake in the 80’s. I had my closest grizzly encounter there when I woke up in our tent in the early morning to a sniffing sound next to our tent. I nearly crapped my pants. When I climbed out of the tent later the guy camping next to us came over to tell me that he watched a large grizzly bear sniff around our site and tent for about 15 minutes
My God girl! If you think the video is beautiful, and it is, you have to understand something. We are the second largest Country on Earth. Each Province of our Country, will truly blow your mind. I am so glad I won the birth lottery by being born here!😀🇨🇦
I have been lucky enough in my time to encounters bears several times; one encounter included two cubs; thankfully I was downwind. But every encounter has been enriching.
White tailed deer are very common through all of Canada they too have a rutting season where the males fight each other with antlers which can be quite spectacular. I have 4 females hanging out this winter by my apartment here in Eastern Ontario. As for black bear size a male averages 115 kgs while a female 63 kgs, though this varies through the year and they are on average a great deal heavier come hibernation season, female black bears give birth while hibernating during winter.
When you DO come and visit the Rockies (and I'm sure you will), you soon realize these pictures do NOT do the Rockies justice. When you stand there and view the beauty it is a spiritual experience.
I know this video was about the aminals, but you should watch one about the mountains and glaciers/snow melt ...that lead into all the lakes, rivers and streams. The mountains are millions of years old.
You should check out the ice storm of 98 in canada! Its very interesting and i was in my mothers belly during the entire thing😂 i was born 3 weeks after the storm. And we lived where this happened
That’s when bears are the most dangerous is when they have cubs, so as cute as they are stay aware & away & don’t feed them please because they’ll get to associate humans with food & go near human habitation & it will be like that they will end up getting killed because of it.
Male Black bears can weigh up to 300 kg…the females less. The difference between an elk and a moose…check out the snouts, elk are more conical shaped while moose are more rectangular…they both though can have huge racks on their heads.
Infowise, the plural of Elk is....Elk. LOL Per you comment that you wouldn't want an Elk chasing you; Hon, you wouldn't want an Elk chasing your car, nevermind you on foot. Elk can do serious damage to a car standing still or going at low KPH. Like Moose and Bison, they will FYU.
If you hit a moose with a car you just piss them off. Because they are so tall a car just knocks their legs from under them and they come through the windshield. I remember one incident where one was struck and overturned a bus. In winter they often walk along ploughed railway tracks and will charge a train. That doesn't end well. In Algonquin Park (Ontario) tourist galore pilled over to see a bull, cow and calf beside the road. The cow started pacing wanting to cross the road with her calf. I yelled out of the car to the tourists to get into their cars that she wanted to cross the road and they laughed at me. A couple hopped into my car. A minute later she crossed the road knocking down two people. They weren't laughing any more. Moose are taller and bigger than elk with entirely different antlers, long faces and the beards (dewlaps). Once while picking wild blueberries (much sweeter than farm grown) in Algonquin I looked up to realize I was sharing the patch with a bear. I decided I had enough berries and left, LOL. Polar bears are the biggest bear species and not known for congeniality. Loons are so symbolic of the north. Their cry at night is eerie and like nothing else. When I was a kid I thought they were ghosts! If you are unfamiliar with them, look them up.
@@aussietashreacts - For your own interest, here is a video of a moose encountering hikers and also the calls of the loon. ruclips.net/video/683YLpinsi8/видео.html ruclips.net/video/4ENNzjy8QjU/видео.html Enjoy. 😁
he showed no Cougars, Lynx, Bobcats, wolverines, Mule deer; actually many more... " the ultimate is not the right word; but with that said the content was very good
As a Canadian I’ve been through jasper a Ton and it doesn’t get old It’s amazing but things I see do get old it’s when humans get a little to stupid with nature Don’t send your kinds out to see if they can numb heads with mountain goats rams it’s not going to end well but I’m not kidding I’ve see people from other countries
You'd be shocked if you did a google image search of a wolf and husky size comparison. Huskies and wolves can look similar until you put them side by side! You don't appreciate how big a wolf is in pictures. Timber wolves grow up to 102cm high and 2.1m long and grey wolves are 76 cm (30 inches) tall at the shoulder, three to five feet long, and their tails are usually one to two feet long. Big Cuddle Buddies!!! But wolves are extremely shy and afraid of humans. Black bears are the smallest bear and not aggressive; grizzley is the largest and meanest. I've come face to face with black bears numerous times; once when I was 5 months pregnant with my daughter which is why her Aboriginal name means bear. They're a curious animal.
Once in Banff I saw a mother and 2 cub black bears at the side of the road. Lots of people stopped to look. One family put honey on the cheek of their little girl so a cub would lick it off. All so they could take a photo. How stupid can people be.
Love your channel! Please do come visit Canada. Along the lines of nature if it is available to you on Netflix there check out Sea Wolves..three part series about wildlife on Vancouver Island narrated by Will Arnett. The video here was great. Thank you for great content.
Australian lady take these comments with a grain of salt because these people are laying it on very thick. Seeing most of these animals is as rare as seeing one of your funnel web spiders. Lots of deer but the other ones not so much.
I’ve lived most of my life in western Canada and spent a lot of my vacations in BC. Moose and elk (or wapiti) grow to be 400 to 500 kg and males can be very aggressive during rut, females with young are the really aggressive ones and unpredictable with it, making them extremely dangerous. Grizzly bear can grow to weigh 500+ kg and the largest the top predator below the 50th Parallel. In one of your previous videos, about the national parks, one of the east coast parks have packs of hybrid wolf/coyotes that are especially aggressive. Wolves tend to avoid humans, coyotes seem to thrive around human communities and can come in to a community early in the mornings and will hunt domestic pets that are loose and unsupervised. The hybrid packs should have been mentioned as living in the park and to be avoided at all costs, they’ve been known to stalk and kill single hikers. Hikers in Canada cannot be armed, especially in national parks. I understand the rationale but don’t agree with it, as every few years a hiker becomes prey, some die or disappear. This a FYI if you ever come to Canada, it might be best to travel as part of a group and not a singleton if you plan any hiking. I’ve had a career where I travelled alone most of the year in some pretty remote areas of Canada. The wildlife is beautiful but never forget they are WILD and can be deadly, even whitetail deer have been known to be so, if cornered by an over aggressive tourist wanting a close up picture. I’ve also seen some pretty ignorant (stupid) behaviour from tourists. (ie. “Where do you put the animals at night?” stupid)
This is all within Banff and Jasper National Parks, which is within two to three hours of Calgary, Alberta so it literally is our backyard. Another great reaction, but the audio was low, I could barely hear you and I couldn't hear the narrator at all. No worries... Just thought I'd let you know. Cheers🇨🇦👍
Ha ha, what you call freezing cold is literally t-shirt weather. That's adorable. Mind you, I probably wouldn't even survive Australia's heat at this time of the year.
That's hilarious! 12 C freezing cold, lol. That's a mild spring day in Canada.
I laughed when she said that
Around here kids, teenagers, and a few adults would be out in shorts and tee shirts if it was sunny. I’m not one of them.
T-shirt weather
I live in the Rockies, and go swimming in my local glacier fed lake early every morning when temperatures are below 10C. If I can handle the WATER just fine at that temperature, anyone should be able to be perfectly comfortable in 12C.
That was my point. Tash thinks 12 C is freezing! 🥶 😂
Both Canada and Australia have an abundance of wildlife. Of course, the wildlife in each country is vastly different, except, of course, for the human wildlife found in the cities 😅.
You don't have to go to a national park to see these animals. The mountain goats and sheep are only in the west --- Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon and Northwest Territory, but you can find them on any high mountain range. Cougars are very common in BC, and often make forays into city suburbs or small towns, and occasionally lunch on somebody's dog if it's leashed up in a back yard. Elk are often called by the Cree First Nations name "wapiti" by Canadians. They are found as far east as Ontario, but not in the eastern provinces. Moose, bears, and deer, of course, are in every province and territory except tiny Prince Edward Island. Moose show up constantly in any forested area, and are a great hazard for cars, as they cross roads at night and pay no attention to oncoming cars. If your car hits a moose, it's huge body will collapse onto your windshield. Many people have been killed that way, making them the most dangerous animal in Canada. They occasionally wander into suburbs or towns, and you often get comical news photos of a moose appearing at the take-out window of a Tim Horton's, or in some supermarket parking lot. I've seen so many black bears that I hardly think of it as worth mentioning. My grandmother used to chase them away with a carpet beater. Mother black bears can be dangerous if they think you might harm their cubs, but otherwise they are shy. Brown bears are larger and considerably more dangerous. Grizzly bears are mostly in the mountain west, but a friend of mine has recently seen one in Northern Ontario. They are VERY dangerous. I've only had a few encounters, mostly at a safe distance, but hikers in the Rockies are expected to carry bear spray. Polar bears are the most dangerous of all, and two thirds of the world's polar's are in Canada --- they can be found in Northern Ontario, Northern Quebec, in great numbers in Northern Manitoba, but only above the tree line... and of course in the high arctic. The high arctic has its own special animal --- the muskox, which few Canadians have actually seen. Wolves can be found in every province. Coyotes were originally only in the west, but for the last century they have been migrating eastward along the railway tracks, and I've seen them actually in the city of Toronto, in the ravines and on a wooded peninsula near downtown. They can be dangerous, as they have been interbreeding with timber wolves, and their behaviour is changing. A pack killed a young woman hiker in Nova Scotia a few years ago, the only known adult human fatality by coyote. A great pity, because the young woman was a brilliant singer who had just released her first album. One animal left out of this video is the bison (incorrectly called "buffalo"), which once filled the plains with herds of millions. My ancestors lived by hunting them. There are two species, the Plains Bison and the larger Wood Bison, which lives in the forest. Buffalo meat is very tasty, far better than beef if you want to make a stew or a burger. My favourite Canadian animal of all is the Lynx. Crafty, beautiful, and only occasionally seen, lynx are basically cats with super powers. The wolverine is rarely seen. It's small, but pretty vicious.
Porcupines, skunks and especially a nearly infinite number of raccoons live in the cities.. far more than in the forest. While raccoons are cute, they do considerable damage, and being very clever, can open almost anything they think might have food in it. A tribe of them live behind my downtown apartment building, and have no trouble opening the "animal proof" garbage bins. Squirrels, of course, are absolutely everywhere, and appropriately to a multi-cultural city, they come in grey, black, white and red. Toronto has a very dense tree canopy over most of its residential areas, so there's plenty of rent-free accommodation for them. There are fox and occasional deer in the city ravines.
Of course, all these are "normal" animals for me, so in my visit to Australia I had exactly the same excitement to see kangaroos, wallabies and koalas that you show for our animals.
WoW, thanks for sharing all that knowledge of your beautiful country and wildlife with us all :)
You forgot about the cool bird like ravens in Yellowknife that are huge, and loons and owls etc. lots of cool birds and sea life too. I like seeing ravens and wolves and bears
Paragraphs dude. Learn about paragraphs.
@@Albertarocks I think my comment is perfectly readable.
Don't forget Caribou (fondly called Reindeer by some).
We have 3 moose currently calling our yard home. We call them our guard moose as the mom comes every year for the winter for the last 20 year to have babies come spring. They seem to be fine with us they react only by looking as my kids walk to catch the bus at end of the drive. They do not mind the dogs, but they really hate the FedEx guy so they do not let him in th yard very far before challenging the van. If you take 5 of your huskies and stack them on top of eachother you get a rough idea of their height. Elk on the other hand are about 2 or 3 huskies in height. We are about 3.5 hours drive from the mountains, so they do travel far from them into the Prairies. We get grizzlies, cougars, elk, deer, and moose. We are outside Red Deer. The moose likes to calve here for protection aswell as food in the forest around us. The wolves and coyotes do not get too close to the property. Thus come spring the mother may have a new baby then her yearling should leave, but not always. Too your 12c cold, I am outside smoking(I know) but it is -25c right now so I suggest coming in later spring or summer. Great video though.
Those ducks are in our parks all the time. We have to watch when driving down the road when all the ducks and geese cross to the other side.
A couple things. Don't count on seeing all those species in a short period of time. I've seen all of them IRL but then, I've lived in the area all my life.
Just one rule for encounters with bears: stay in your car, windows rolled up. If that's not possible be prepared to climb a tree. You often see idiots trying to get close enough to take selfie. We call these people "lunch."
Thanks for the tips xx :)
12 Degrees Celsius is freezing cold??? Here in Southern Ontario, 12 Celsius is T-shirt weather. 😂
Seeing the moutain goats on the very very sides of cliffs as you drive by, it is amazing how they are adapted to that, it looks impossible. The wild life is abundant and insane. Thanks for reminding me , I live in the city now.
Loved seeing little black bears but please get back into your canoe fast, big mommy is going to be close. ha
Grizzlies , I only saw at a distance on another hill and I then made some distance. ha Elks do chase you.
Thanks again AussieTash
Yes, they can walk along a ledge 3 inches wise...no problem
Your genuinely evoked emotional reaction to Terry Fox won me over. You have a viewer and fan forever. This Canada loves you.
cheers mate xx
Deer are smaller and less aggressive than elk, but they can still mess you up in a big way if they feel threatened... and they're a lot more common than their bigger relatives. Even in a city as big as Winnipeg there are areas where it's smart to check your yard before you let your dog out!
Not only do moose swim, they also dive- as deep as six meters and for up to a minute. It's especially helpful in fall when land plants are less available because they can get at aquatic plants that other land animals can't reach. On the other hand, swimming means that coastal moose are sometimes prey for animals like orcas and Greenland sharks, so there are trade-offs.
I was a skier when I was young so I liked the mountains the most in the winter. The hotels in Banff were cheaper then as well with shuttles running to all the ski resorts around.
Hi Tash ~ it’s so wonderful to hear your view on our country, cause as Canadians we are raised around it and it’s integrated into our lives, so we never think about it!
I have been blessed to be born and briefly live in (you definitely have to find videos about this province - it’s unlike anywhere in Canada! Check out the called . It documents how the residents of Gander (population of ~10,000) cared for 0VER 8,000 passengers and flight staff during 9/11 when 50 massive jets were redirected and forced to land. After 10 days, the tarmac/runway was not just utterly packed, but the TARMAC on the Runway melted in the summer heat, causing the jumbo jets to sink several cm/inches into the runway, and had to be dug out!
Anyways, the documentary was made into an extremely popular Broadway musical that is touring the world this very moment and will for a long time!).
I grew up admiring the Northern Lights while briefly living in the NWT, but grew up mainly in BC nestled in the Rockies (where you can see the aurora Borealis). Now I live in another city close to Jasper, also part of the Rocky Mountains, as you saw in the wildlife documentary. Because we have an abundance if “untouched” wilderness, we try to live with NATURE and the incredible numbers of wildlife that come with it…which means deer proof fencing (but they still manage to get in) moose trekking through our backyards, and yes, we even had grizzlies in our “fenced in” back yards and front yards! We had an heck of a time trying to keep rabbits, squirrels, foxes, coyotes, even wolves on occasion - all end up at our house! As much as DAD loved his prized veggies, and MOM her flowers…they were both grateful when Dad flooded the garden and made it into a frozen, backyard Rick where we played hockey all winter long!
Nature is built into our way of life! All our towns, villages, and major cities are built around and incorporated into NATURE. Many of our cities have river valleys, diving the city/town into multiple sections, with additional parks, lakes and mountains, as other Natural landscapes communities are built around. Even the Laurentian Mountains located in Quebec is beautiful with their snow caps and offer exceptional skiing (long BEFORE the rest of the world became infatuated with “Poutine”!). Whatever type of landscape you want - ocean view, sandy beaches, mountains, vineyards, rivers, etc., even desserts, dunes, and coral reefs all exist in Canada….so, you won’t feel TOO homesick when you do finally visit us!🥰
The 1 thing I would recommend is spending your vacation time AWAY from the large cities like Toronto, or even Niagara On the Lake…sure visit the Niagara Falls, the town, and Toronto, but like all cities, they are similar! There are so many specialty trips like taking a train through the Rocky Mountains, or renting a car and drive the Cabot Trail, and see the beautiful Maritimes like the Viking Settlement, the oldest settlements, a local dialect that sound IRISH, and a wonderful Aviary Sanctuaries, such as the adorable Rescuers/Sanctuary!
If you ever do a TOUR of our NORTH, you can whale watch 24/7, as the sun NEVER sets in summer! The magical Beluga, Narwhal, Humpback, Orca (killer whales), Bowhead whales, porpoises, seals, Caribou, Moose and Deer (below the TREE LINE), the Arctic Fox, White Wolves and even Polar Bears, as they do not hibernate like their southern cousins, and so many bird species, and Fish like Salmon, Trout, and the famous Arctic Char, and other extraordinary species you can only see in our beautiful NORTH!
Many people used to come to Canada for so-called “Big Game Hunting”…lots of Americans and Europeans would come here to get their version of an African Elephant, Rhino, etc. Fortunately, with the aide of tourism, education, protection of select species and designation of parks and some wildlife within it…not without a lot of protesting and threats from Big Game Hunters (I can say this…as it’s Truth…and my family has hunted, fished, and collected berries and other wild foods from Nature, but never ever slaughter or destroyed a life/environment for the mere sake of saying the use of a high powered weapon to take a life just to display a pelt, set of horns, or skeleton of a creature…well…it was always made known that it was not welcomed practice and my family chooses to follow the wats of Indigenous Elders!). In the end, SHOOTING and animal in its environment with a CAMERA, proved to be more profitable, and significantly more people understand the price of caring/neglecting our beautiful environment! I have Marine Biologists friends that have over the years spent time doing research world wide, but one of their favourite spots was Australia…for obvious reasons!😉
Finally, I want to mention the uniquely special, difficult to reach…and I encourage you to definitely search out some good docs on this place…one of my favourite places on Earth….EXTRAORDINARY!
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wow I love all your suggestions and your passion for your Country and its history, thanks for watching and supporting the channel
Thank you again for your contribution 💕👍 Couple of months ago about 40 minute drive from me (Rocky Mountain House) in Sylvan Lake an individual had to phone Fish and Wildlife to come rescue their car!! A black bear actually opened up their vehicle and climbed inside!! That was right in town and about 2 hours from the bottom mountain range, that’s crazy! I live only 45 minutes from that range, 1 morning I had a sleepover at my moms on an acreage and on the other side of the window was a Grizzly!!! Another time (same place) my daughter who was 4 at the time & my nephew about 10 were playing just off the deck; I went out with my morning coffee, I froze!! Very quietly I told the kids to slowly, quietly get back into the house but stern enough to let them know I wasn’t messing around!!!!! They got into the house and asked why? It’s a beautiful summer day?! I closed both doors all windows! I said turn around and look! They both grabbed onto my legs, tears in all of our eyes!! A Mountain Lion was perched 50 feet from where they were very careful going out & stayed very close to the door!! Mountain Lions (Cougars) are extremely unstable in their mood! Thank goodness we were all safe. Scary yet we were in a subdivision, cougars don’t care!! Not like being in the middle of nowhere! I have other stories too
I drove through Banff on my way to Vancouver and the water alongside the road really was that turquoise colour. It was an amazing memory.
If you love the bears, I got some video links you'd love.
Rare Spirit Bear: ruclips.net/video/o0Sp4RzvZ18/видео.html
Ice Grizzles: ruclips.net/video/3T2YL5m7DPI/видео.html
Expedition to the Arctic:ruclips.net/video/6te-qjXexaU/видео.html
Rare Sea Wolf: ruclips.net/video/5CxN6yXVNkk/видео.html
This used to be my backyard. I lived in Calgary for about a decade and I loved driving to Banff (about an hour's drive) and watching as the mountains got bigger and bigger as I approached.
If you like this, look for a good video on the Spirit Bear. It is a sub species of the black bear, lives only in the northeastern section of British Columbia, and some of them are pure white!
They are so beautiful!
Stay safe, stay sane, stay strong
I live in the Shuswap, BC. In a Town of about 30,000...We see Deer just about every Day. Hear the Eaglets and the Baby Osprey screeching for Fishies. Watch the breath taking Mating Dance of the Eagles. Last Summer I was having a Walk,as I got to the next Cul DE Sac..20 feet away was the biggest Bear I'd ever seen. She gad a rare golden Muzzle. I quietly walked away backwards. Neighbour's had seen Her walking in the Middle of the Road with 3 Babies. A few Days later, I passed the Cul DE Sac..always checking for the Bear. I was walking past a Seniors Residence..about 100 Feet away I noticed very Black Shapes in one if the Trees at the end of the Property..I realized they were the Triplets. I thought..where's Mama? I had stopped as soon as I realized there were Cubs in the Tree. Suddenly the Tree starts shaking..I see Mama Bear coming down tbe Tree..She was huffing at Me..scaring Me off, so I retreated, thankfully She knew She had Won! I was very scared..but zi moved slowly and carefully away. I did call the zresidence when zi got Homemas the Seniors were often out Walking..
I am enjoying Your Vids. I have and Auntie and a Cousin in Melbourne,so I enjoy hearing Your accent.My Grabdson figures You should visit here..lol .The Summers are hot,with Temps usually I tbe High 90s to low 100s..so that would be nice for Your Aussie Bones. Thanks again..
The black bear is really nothing to worry about except when there's babies or you corner it . They're actually quite shy.
The Canadian Lynx is a stunning wild cat that isn't covered in this video but you should have a look. Some of the urban wildlife is worth looking at as well...the squirrels, raccoons, skunks, etc. As always, I really enjoyed your video! Looking forward to seeing more.
That's one of the "nice" things about Banff and Jasper, you almost always see some of the wildlife, and for the most part the ones that you see are "used to" being in the vicinity of humans. By that I mean they don't usually run, or attack, if you maintain your distance. It is both good and bad. You don't want them too "friendly" with humans but it does provide some great opportunities to see them strolling around.
Hi, I mostly grew up on a homestead it is a piece of land owned by the government, if you apply for one, you don't have to pay for it, but have to make improvements to it each year. Ours was in the forest, We lived with wildlife all of the time. Multiple times we had wolves, bear, deer, and moose come into our yard. Moose is my favorite meat, and we ate a lot of it. Moose are very large, and very dangerous, My cousin hit one on the highway, and ended up in hospital for weeks, when he was released he still had to wear a metal brace on his head (for a few weeks) as his neck had been broken. About 18 months ago my sister in law and her mom hit a moose, fortunately they were driving slowly, and escaped unhurt, but her Lincoln (brand of car) was totally destroyed. A moose will charge if it is angry. We also had skunk, porcupines, ducks, wild chickens, etc. After my sister got married she and her husband raised elk, they also had a couple of rocky mountan sheep, ostriches, and emus. Ostrich is more like veal than poultry. We live about 3 1/2 hours from Jasper National park. Oh, you were wondering if grizzly bears actually showed up in peoples yards, yes my brother had a female and her cubs try to move into his yard, He had to shoot at her with rubber bullets, as they are protected.
I lived for ten years, just one hour from Banff Park gates, with Jasper adjoining it immediately to the north of Banff!
Now I live 5 hrs away in the interior of British Columbia.
I see amazing wildlife on a weekly basis.
I’m sooo blessed to be living in BC, on the very edge of these ancient Columbia Mountains, with the Rockies butted up to the eastern side of the Columbia’s, and the Kooteny’s just to my south east.
I LOVE my mountain home! (I’m your new, 453rd subscriber!)
Cheers Tash! (The Elk are my personal fav!)
Peace
You’re reactions are great! I’d love to tour you around Alberta!! Another small gem to look at is Grande Cache, a much smaller version of Banff or Jasper and no where near being commercialized for tourism yet, but the town does not disappoint. Some notable spots near by are the Sulphur gates pass and twin falls and of course grande cache lake. But the town itself is surrounded by peaks and its just beyond beautiful!
The white tailed deer can be crazy when they have young ones around, especially the ones that have become citified. I live in Cranbrook, BC and the deer are everywhere in town. I was walking with my dog a few years ago and I saw a deer a few houses away from us so I started to retreat and cross the street to give it lots of space, but when she saw us she came right at us and tried to go through me to get to my dog. Luckily a few people going by, and from nearby homes, came to our assistance. The deer was ready to take on me and my dog but once there were four or five people it changed it's mind. If you look for a video called "Cranbrook Gangster Deer" you can see what I mean.
🇨🇦All that beauty along with beautiful Skies, millions of stars and endless trails of Northern Lights.😉
Great video the nature we have here is amazing being in Ontario and going to Algonquin Park a lot the moose and black bears are my favourite nothing like kayaking around a corner to see a big bull moose in the water eating and relaxing
I'm more afraid of coming across a moose than a black bear. Lol.
Thank you Aussie Tash for all of your great videos and taking an interest in our country ❤️ I live on the west side of Alberta very close to both Banff & Jasper Parks, the wildlife is everywhere not unusual to have to stop while driving to let them pass while driving in my town lol (literally in town)
Banff is a 10+ hour drive from the population area, metro Vancouver BC. Deer and bears and ducks or the Blue Heron are seen around much of the coast as well. The bears are frequently in neighbourhoods next to the trees and mountains. Cougars have been recorded in towns as well. Having all four distinct seasons of weather has many advantages in nature. From +30 C to -30 C in the higher mountains
To put the reviewed video in perspective, I live on Vancouver Island, in a dense urban area. I encounter wildlife, multiple times daily. Canada is enchanted.
I have been to Jasper in the spring. I can remember 3 days of silenced awe everywhere I looked was like a postcard. I will never forget it.
sounds beautiful :)
In bc we take for granted the beautiful colours of mallards. Every duck i see is a mallard. We are spoiled
Black Bear are the smallest of North American bear species up in scale , is North American Brown or ( Grizzly ) are more aggresive and then you have the King Polar Bear. Moose and elk and deer are all here. Moose are much bigger, my wife has a story of her ex walking under a Moose chin during a hike near his Mom's home it did this chuff with his breath and knocked his ball cap of his head...that is how well he was camoflaged....apparently she never saw him run that fast in her life!!Lol
That really was a spectacular video and extremely informative. Canada (as you are well aware) is a massive country and it's unlikely I'll ever get to see these wonderful areas up close and personal and that's precisely why I enjoy the committed effort of these naturalists who get all this wonderful video footage for us to enjoy vicariously.
I live in southern Ontario which is approximately 3,000 km. from the marvelously picturesque Canadian Rockies and I've seen so many of these types of wonderful videos throughout my lifetime but each and every time I see another one it's a special treat. Terrific reaction AussieTash!
I drove through both Banff and Jasper back in 1996. I did NOT have enough film for my camera and I had 15 rolls with me. I could have used double or triple that number. If I had my DSLR, I would have taken thousands of photos SOOOOOO easily.
While you may be astounded by our wildlife, Australia has some of the most unusual and fascinating animals on the planet. ❤
The the big horn headbutt is under stated. It sounds like a shotgun going off.
Jasper is in the north and Banff is in the south of Alberta. There is a highway that connects them. When you drive that highway, do it in the late afternoon. That is when the animals come down to the road to lick the salt off the stones near the highway. It means traffic stops and you are literally surrounded by Elk, long horn sheep and goats. It is something else!
Check out The Rocky Mountain Express train from Vancouver to Banff. Beautiful scenery!
As great as this video is it doesn’t compare to being there in person. We did a lot of camping at Moraine Lake in the 80’s. I had my closest grizzly encounter there when I woke up in our tent in the early morning to a sniffing sound next to our tent. I nearly crapped my pants. When I climbed out of the tent later the guy camping next to us came over to tell me that he watched a large grizzly bear sniff around our site and tent for about 15 minutes
That’s my back yard but without Banff to mess up the views.
I really enjoyed your videos and comments plus learning more about the world around me.
I've seen many while driving through the Kootenays...luckily never THAT close!
Both are superb.
Wolves are pretty adaptable, we have a subspecies on the west coast that live from the ocean - known as sea wolves
My God girl! If you think the video is beautiful, and it is, you have to understand something. We are the second largest Country on Earth. Each Province of our Country, will truly blow your mind. I am so glad I won the birth lottery by being born here!😀🇨🇦
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The Rockies are all sharp edged and craggy very similar to the mountains in New Zealand only much bigger and go on for 100s of miles.
I love Mallard ducks, they're dekicious!
I have been lucky enough in my time to encounters bears several times; one encounter included two cubs; thankfully I was downwind. But every encounter has been enriching.
White tailed deer are very common through all of Canada they too have a rutting season where the males fight each other with antlers which can be quite spectacular. I have 4 females hanging out this winter by my apartment here in Eastern Ontario. As for black bear size a male averages 115 kgs while a female 63 kgs, though this varies through the year and they are on average a great deal heavier come hibernation season, female black bears give birth while hibernating during winter.
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When you DO come and visit the Rockies (and I'm sure you will), you soon realize these pictures do NOT do the Rockies justice. When you stand there and view the beauty it is a spiritual experience.
Ontarian here and I agree, they don’t do them justice.
I know this video was about the aminals, but you should watch one about the mountains and glaciers/snow melt ...that lead into all the lakes, rivers and streams.
The mountains are millions of years old.
I have a feeling these areas are close to where you will be retiring. LOL
I had a bear in my front yard and a moose in the back yard. Needless to say I never went outside that day.
The male deer will definitely go after you during the rut, so stay away😉❤️
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Great videos....keep em coming!
Thanks for the sub!
Elk and moose are as big as a horse. Elk move in herds , moose are loners, the only deer species that is.
More poeple die from deer each year than any other north american animal. love your reactions.
You make it sound like the deer come into homes with shotguns, LOL. Yes, they do cause car accidents galore.
You should check out the ice storm of 98 in canada! Its very interesting and i was in my mothers belly during the entire thing😂 i was born 3 weeks after the storm. And we lived where this happened
will do, cheers mate :)
SOMETHING MOST DONT KNOW IS THAT MOOSE ARE AQUATIC ANIMALS AND SPEND MOST OF THERE TIME AROUND WATER LIKE A CANADIAN HIPPO LOL
Grizzly looked early middle age, it will get bigger yet.
A male Black bear also called a Boar. Can weigh up to 600lbs
WoW
Its not just the rockies it's across the whole country more or less
That’s when bears are the most dangerous is when they have cubs, so as cute as they are stay aware & away & don’t feed them please because they’ll get to associate humans with food & go near human habitation & it will be like that they will end up getting killed because of it.
The bears were eating dandelions not daffodils..
the rockies. thats my back yard
eating dandylions black bears are mostly vegatarians except bugs and fish
my little sister would collect caterpillar's and keep them in jars. you never new what you were going to get...
Male Black bears can weigh up to 300 kg…the females less. The difference between an elk and a moose…check out the snouts, elk are more conical shaped while moose are more rectangular…they both though can have huge racks on their heads.
This is my backyard.... I'm an hour away from all of that.
Infowise, the plural of Elk is....Elk. LOL
Per you comment that you wouldn't want an Elk chasing you; Hon, you wouldn't want an Elk chasing your car, nevermind you on foot. Elk can do serious damage to a car standing still or going at low KPH. Like Moose and Bison, they will FYU.
If you hit a moose with a car you just piss them off. Because they are so tall a car just knocks their legs from under them and they come through the windshield. I remember one incident where one was struck and overturned a bus. In winter they often walk along ploughed railway tracks and will charge a train. That doesn't end well. In Algonquin Park (Ontario) tourist galore pilled over to see a bull, cow and calf beside the road. The cow started pacing wanting to cross the road with her calf. I yelled out of the car to the tourists to get into their cars that she wanted to cross the road and they laughed at me. A couple hopped into my car. A minute later she crossed the road knocking down two people. They weren't laughing any more.
Moose are taller and bigger than elk with entirely different antlers, long faces and the beards (dewlaps).
Once while picking wild blueberries (much sweeter than farm grown) in Algonquin I looked up to realize I was sharing the patch with a bear. I decided I had enough berries and left, LOL. Polar bears are the biggest bear species and not known for congeniality.
Loons are so symbolic of the north. Their cry at night is eerie and like nothing else. When I was a kid I thought they were ghosts! If you are unfamiliar with them, look them up.
So many more National Parks to learn about :)
@@aussietashreacts - For your own interest, here is a video of a moose encountering hikers and also the calls of the loon.
ruclips.net/video/683YLpinsi8/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/4ENNzjy8QjU/видео.html
Enjoy. 😁
Depends where you live if you’re close to Alpine meadows…
Bad day need a video.
WOW THATS TO HOT FOR A HUSKIE GIVE IT AN ICE BATH WILL LOVE IT
Congrats on the 300% increase in viewership!
🎉You are awesome mate, cheers having so much fun :)
Moose antlers are wider and flat.
Do you use celcius or ferinheit ?
Celsius
Sadly Jasper looks a lot different today after the wildfires swept through. ruclips.net/video/cWglR8y-b3Y/видео.html
he showed no Cougars, Lynx, Bobcats, wolverines, Mule deer; actually many more... " the ultimate is not the right word; but with that said the content was very good
As a Canadian I’ve been through jasper a Ton and it doesn’t get old
It’s amazing but things I see do get old it’s when humans get a little to stupid with nature Don’t send your kinds out to see if they can numb heads with mountain goats rams it’s not going to end well but I’m not kidding I’ve see people from other countries
my back yard (;
lucky very lucky
You'd be shocked if you did a google image search of a wolf and husky size comparison. Huskies and wolves can look similar until you put them side by side! You don't appreciate how big a wolf is in pictures. Timber wolves grow up to 102cm high and 2.1m long and grey wolves are 76 cm (30 inches) tall at the shoulder, three to five feet long, and their tails are usually one to two feet long. Big Cuddle Buddies!!!
But wolves are extremely shy and afraid of humans.
Black bears are the smallest bear and not aggressive; grizzley is the largest and meanest.
I've come face to face with black bears numerous times; once when I was 5 months pregnant with my daughter which is why her Aboriginal name means bear. They're a curious animal.
Once in Banff I saw a mother and 2 cub black bears at the side of the road. Lots of people stopped to look. One family put honey on the cheek of their little girl so a cub would lick it off. All so they could take a photo. How stupid can people be.
Are you kidding me? She's lucky to be alive, if not Badly injured!
Love your channel! Please do come visit Canada. Along the lines of nature if it is available to you on Netflix there check out Sea Wolves..three part series about wildlife on Vancouver Island narrated by Will Arnett. The video here was great. Thank you for great content.
I love Will Arnett, almost as much William Shatner, will watch for sure :)
Australian lady take these comments with a grain of salt because these people are laying it on very thick. Seeing most of these animals is as rare as seeing one of your funnel web spiders. Lots of deer but the other ones not so much.
Beautiful country for sure, the only ugly part is having to deal with deranged Trudeau, lol. Great video. 😀
ADULT BLACK BEARS CAN GET UP TO 900 LBS
😐 I swear! If your searching for god Canada would be a great place to start.
MOOSE ARE MUCH BIGGER THEN ELK
Yeah! We like it here!
Too bad he had no shots of bob cats, cougars, and lynx.
Lol
ALBERTA Canada 🇨🇦 a large boar will get 500 lbs
I’ve lived most of my life in western Canada and spent a lot of my vacations in BC. Moose and elk (or wapiti) grow to be 400 to 500 kg and males can be very aggressive during rut, females with young are the really aggressive ones and unpredictable with it, making them extremely dangerous. Grizzly bear can grow to weigh 500+ kg and the largest the top predator below the 50th Parallel. In one of your previous videos, about the national parks, one of the east coast parks have packs of hybrid wolf/coyotes that are especially aggressive. Wolves tend to avoid humans, coyotes seem to thrive around human communities and can come in to a community early in the mornings and will hunt domestic pets that are loose and unsupervised. The hybrid packs should have been mentioned as living in the park and to be avoided at all costs, they’ve been known to stalk and kill single hikers.
Hikers in Canada cannot be armed, especially in national parks. I understand the rationale but don’t agree with it, as every few years a hiker becomes prey, some die or disappear. This a FYI if you ever come to Canada, it might be best to travel as part of a group and not a singleton if you plan any hiking. I’ve had a career where I travelled alone most of the year in some pretty remote areas of Canada. The wildlife is beautiful but never forget they are WILD and can be deadly, even whitetail deer have been known to be so, if cornered by an over aggressive tourist wanting a close up picture. I’ve also seen some pretty ignorant (stupid) behaviour from tourists. (ie. “Where do you put the animals at night?” stupid)
WoW so much wildlife its just incredible :), thanks for sharing
This is all within Banff and Jasper National Parks, which is within two to three hours of Calgary, Alberta so it literally is our backyard. Another great reaction, but the audio was low, I could barely hear you and I couldn't hear the narrator at all. No worries... Just thought I'd let you know. Cheers🇨🇦👍
Thanks for the info!
Send me some info, I'll send you a hat, not sure about food lil
Aussie Tash
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Victoria Point West, QLD, 4165
Australia
Cheers, Mate :)
cant watch no sound to quite
lol. Come to Canadian Rockies and here more Aussies than any other accents. The work force is mainly Australian. yuk