Lake Louise

“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.

PHOTOS: Castle Mountain sign unveiled by Siksika Nation, Parks Canada on Friday (June 17).

A male grizzly bear was killed on the Trans-Canada Highway in a reduced speed and no-stopping zone in Yoho National Park on June 11 – just four days after a five-year-old female grizzly was killed along the same deadly stretch of highway.

The childhood rhyme of rain, rain, go away is the theme for southern Alberta and the Bow Valley. Consistent rainfalls pelted southern Alberta – including the areas of Banff, Canmore, the Municipal District of Bighorn and Kananaskis Country – that led to flood watches and warnings.

PHOTOS: The past week in photography in the Bow Valley

For the sake of our planet and our people, it is time to stop living beyond our means.