The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment, Minister responsible for Parks Canada and Minister responsible for Southern Alberta, along with Mr. Fred Green, Canadian Pacific President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), today announced a multi-faceted, research-based, five-year joint action plan to further mitigate rail-related grizzly bear mortality in Banff National Park. Railway-related wildlife mortality is complex. Rail-related causes of grizzly bear mortality can include the presence of grain, bear behaviour, using the tracks as a travel route, and conditions adjacent to the railway such as seasonal bear foods, habitat quality, carcasses, terrain, travel conditions and snow conditions. Read More
