They venture into meadows only to gather leaves, flowers, and fruits of alpine plants. They do not hibernate in the winter. A sleek, member of the weasel family with bushy tail and brown or brownish red fur. These quick carnivores are well suited to capturing birds and small rodents for food. In winter, heavy fur grows on the pads of their feet making snow travel easier, just as snowshoes aid us.
Martens seem to disappear into the backcountry when the number of park visitors increases.
The porcupine is easily distinguished by its covering of long, sharp quills Porcupines eat the inner bark, leaves, and branches of smaller trees. Porcupine damaged trees attract insects and birds. Their diet includes practically everything, including crayfish, fish, turtles, frogs, and small mammals, birds, eggs, insects, and berries. Although raccoons do not hibernate, they have been known to den up in roots or hollow trees during the late winter. The snowshoe hare can be found from the high subalpine meadows to the low forest.