Parks Canada issues bear warning for popular hiking area in Banff National Park
Parks Canada issues bear warning for popular hiking area in Banff National Park
Parks Canada has issued a bear warning for a popular hiking and camping area in Banff National Park.
In a post on social media , Parks Canada warned people visiting the Arnica Lake, Vista Lake, Twin Lakes, Gibbon Pass, Shadow Lake area to exercise “special caution” because of an adult grizzly that has been frequenting the area and has had multiple encounters with visitors.
The bear is described as having a lower jaw or muzzle deformity from a past injury.
A map of the area included in the warning is posted on the Parks Canada website.
The warning is just one in a long list of closures and warnings posted for the mountain parks west of Calgary, including both federal and provincial parks: There is also a cougar warning in place for Mount Baldy Crag, a popular climbing area, just off Highway 40, north of Kananaskis Village because of a cougar that has been spotted area twice in the past month.
Parks officials say the fall is a busy time for bears as they spend most of their time looking for food , such as buffalo berries, to help them fatten up before going into winter hibernation.
This is also a busy time for visitors heading into the parks, to view the changing colours of the alpine larches , increasing the possibility of encounters between humans and wildlife.
Parks Canada says people should be be extra cautious when travelling and camping in bear country this time of year and both Parks Canada and The Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley have posted online some recommended safety precautions people should take.
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