Alberta Grizzly Bears

• Number of grizzlies has doubled in parts of Alberta Rockies since 2005: survey

  There are now about 88 grizzlies in the vast stretch of Rocky Mountain summits and foothills between the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 11.

  Environment

  Mar 31, 2021
  
• Grizzlies get into garbage cans in Rocky Mountain House, officials close trails

  "Improperly stored garbage is the most common cause of human-bear conflicts."

  Canada

  Jul 8, 2019
  
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• Climate change will disrupt food, hibernation schedule for Rocky Mountain grizzlies: U of C study

  By 2080, buffaloberries in the Rockies will ripen three weeks earlier than they do now, which will widen the gap between when grizzlies eat and hibernate.

  Environment

  Apr 17, 2019
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• Grizzly DNA collection closes several small areas in Banff National Park

  The closed areas are within the Indian Head, Red Deer and Panther drainages. 

  Environment

  Jun 1, 2018
• ‘A bear’s best friend:’ Alberta naturalist Charlie Russell dies at 76

  An Alberta naturalist who lived with bears to learn that people are part of nature and not separate from it has died.

  Canada

  May 8, 2018
• Billion-dollar vision for Alberta’s Silvertip Resort would be disaster for grizzlies: conservationists

  The village would have its own employee housing, but conservationists say the increased commercial development would be a disaster for the threatened grizzly bears that travel the Bow Valley.

  Environment

  Feb 17, 2017