Lake Louise

PHOTOS: The past week in photography in the Bow Valley

“Unfortunately, the further away from Ottawa and in areas of lesser population, i.e. votes, the less pressing the issue becomes warranting a shrug and an acceptance of what is totally preventable tragedies.”

“The fact that Banff and Canmore would be split and not be in the same riding makes no sense to me. I do have some major concerns there and I do think there is a way that it can be fixed.”

PHOTOS: The past week in photography in the Bow Valley

A fatal collision shut down Highway 1.

“These actions were the result of the bear’s persistence in climbing the highway fencing and seeking out forage, such as dandelions, on the wrong side of the highway fencing,” said James Eastham, a spokesperson for Lake Louise, Yoho and Kootenay field units.

PHOTOS: The past week in photography in the Bow Valley

The bears are out and about. It’s hard to go more than a few days without seeing a black bear or grizzly bear or seeing a new closure that is limiting people from going to an area of the Bow Valley to avoid potential human-wildlife conflict. While it’s

“The bottom line is watch the precipitation forecasts and don’t worry about the snowpack…flooding is caused by rain, not snow melt."

The goal of the captive breeding program is to secure a small number of caribou from source herds with the closest genetic and behavioural match to the wild herds.