Grizzly Bears

• RCMP say brief lockdown at Canmore school prompted by grizzly bear

  A school in Canmore, Alta., was briefly put into lockdown mode on Friday because of a grizzly bear wandering nearby, according to the RCMP.

  Canada

  Jun 10
  
• Jasper National Park warns of grizzly bears wandering into townsite

  As summer weather draws people to camp and hike in the mountains, Jasper National Park is warning people to be aware of more bears wandering into the townsite.

  Environment

  May 28
  
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• Research shows grizzly bears, wolves avoid towns and trails in Alberta’s Bow Valley

  It's getting to the point where animals won't be able to make it through the Bow Valley, a key corridor used by animals to move around in the Rocky Mountains, Hebblewhite said.

  Environment

  May 9
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• Grizzly bear attack sends one person to hospital in northern B.C.

  One person has been taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a grizzly bear attack in Wednesday morning near Babine Lake, B.C.

  Environment

  Sep 29, 2021
• Whistler trails closed due to grizzly bear activity

  Trail closures in Whistler to protect bear foraging habitat will remain in effect until Sept. 11.

  Canada

  Sep 4, 2021
• 2 bear cubs orphaned after mama grizzly struck by car near Field, B.C.

  A nine-year-old female grizzly bear was struck by a car and killed near Field, B.C., in the early hours of  May 29, orphaning two of her yearlings.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2021
• Council rejects 1 of 2 controversial developments in Alberta mountain town

  Town council in a popular mountain community has rejected one of two proposed development projects that together would have almost doubled its population in the coming decades.

  Environment

  Apr 27, 2021
• ‘I’m going to die’: Albertan shares chilling details of grizzly bear encounter

  Eric Macapus was hiking alone on Mount Crandell in Waterton Lakes National Park when the encounter occurred.

  Canada

  Apr 19, 2021
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• 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
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• Contentious wildlife corridor development in Canmore advances to public hearing

  Plans for two projects, which would cover about 80 per cent of the remaining developable land in Canmore, have been presented to the town's council.

  Canada

  Feb 9, 2021