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BRITISH COLUMBIA ANIMALS
Animals with locations in the province of British Columbia


Animal Adventure - Berg Lake Black Bear
This bear was designed in 2024. When I was planning the design for this piece I knew I wanted to create something that showed the outline shape of the Berg Glacier sitting on Mt. Robson. Just the outline of the mountain is fine, but the most distinctive part of this location is the stunning ice falls of the glacier and how it meets the lake. I decided to keep the background glacier layer always plain natural wood and unstained so that it would always stand out. Back in 2017,

Dani Lefrancois
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Animal Adventures - Floe Lake Wolf
The Floe Lake Wolf was created in early 2025 for the 5th edition set. I knew I wanted to create a piece for Kootenay National Park as I felt it was lacking representation in our animals. I knew I wanted to do Floe Lake but during my visit to Floe Lake, we didn't really encounter any animals. Then I remembered John E. Marriott's book, The Kootenay Wolves: Five Years Following a Wild Wolf Pack. Then I knew which animal I needed to do. Floe Lake has always been on my list to exp

Dani Lefrancois
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Animal Adventures - Lake O'Hara Wolverine
Originally designed in early 2023, I realized right away that if I was going to create an animal symbol for the Lake O'Hara area, it had to be a wolverine. It's the only animal I haven't seen in real life. Fortunately, I did come across some tracks at Morant's Curve one snowy morning, but I still haven't spotted the creature itself. The Lake O'Hara area holds a special place in my heart. While researching for our second trip out west in the summer of 2010, I discovered a phot

Dani Lefrancois
Oct 23, 20252 min read
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