Cathy Ellis

Parks Canada is attempting to change the behaviour of a young black bear in Banff National Park using aversive conditioning techniques. The bear has developed a taste for human food, and officials are hoping to reverse this dangerous trend before it's too late.

A team of scuba divers has made a remarkable discovery in Banff National Park, unearthing a 1928 Hudson Essex Saloon at the bottom of Lake Minnewanka, solving a mystery that has persisted for decades.

“It’s going to be a busy weekend for you, but it’s not going to be something that is extraordinarily busy because of the fact that we control the number of people that are accessing the international media centre.”

“We are experiencing not just warmer temperatures but greater extremes of flood and drought – sometimes in the same year."

Bears are awake and active in Banff National Park and bear activity will begin to increase as spring arrives

The Bow Valley human-wildlife coexistence committee believes that uninterrupted Trans-Canada Highway fencing will impede wildlife movement and reduce wildlife populations.

“The bad news is we have a much bigger and more cumulative effect with our recreation than we realize."

“We want to have that information in hand before we make any further management decisions. That will give us time to get us results and do more monitoring as well.”

“Harvesting by Indigenous Peoples is already successfully implemented in many protected heritage places across the country, including approximately half of the national parks."

“We had over four million visitors last year in Banff National Park, and news break, we expect this to keep growing."