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Banff has closed two backcountry campgrounds after grizzly activity.

BANFF — As final preparations are made to bring back plains bison to Banff National Park, one of the world’s top experts on ...

Herd started with 16 animals in 2017 and has swelled to more than 80 The reintroduction of bison to Banff National Park started with a herd of 16 animals brought in from Elk Island National Park in ...

For three years, researchers from Montana State University spent their summers collecting bear hair. The samples, collected on both sides of the 50 mile stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway that cuts ...

One of Banff's most famous grizzlies lost a cub to a train on Sunday. "Parks Canada wildlife staff received a report of a young of last year grizzly bear that was struck and killed by a train near the ...

Bisons' hooves are turning up the soil of Banff National Park to reveal the bones of their ancestors that trod the same land more than 140 years ago, Banff town council heard Monday in an update on ...

Visiting the bison herd in Banff National Park is quite the trek, not a trip meant for the average visitor. But for researchers like Alexander Araujo, it's a worthwhile pilgrimage. A chance to observe ...

In June, a major report on wildlife-human interactions in the Bow Valley detailed issues with animals gravitating towards the townsite EDMONTON — Banff is surrounded by wildlife, a common sight both ...

The psychedelic rock gecko lives among the rocks on a tiny island in the South China Sea. Scientists first described this small, colourful creature in 2010 in the journal Zootaxa—where to find it, ...

A study looking at 646 wildlife deaths on railway tracks in Banff and Yoho national parks in Alberta and British Columbia has found that train speed was one of the biggest factors. The research, ...