Alberta opposes Parks Canada plan for bison in Banff-
I’m not suprised Alberta opposes it; a regressive province, but it sure works for me.
Story in the Calgary Herald.
Alan Gregory’s Conservation News- Marine life on a warming planet
- Oklahoma, where the denial comes right before the drought
- Plants will be hard put to handle greenhouse gases, scientists say
- The quote of the week
- Appeal filed over Blair Mountain strip mining in W.Va.
- Dr. James Hansen: Climate change is happening now
- The pledge of wildlands
- Prairie dog disease confirmed in South Dakota
- NASA: Ice sheet decline at both poles increasing
- An area of Arctic ice bigger than the U.S. melted this year
Talk about reintroducing bison to Banff National Park area
November 15, 2009 — Ralph MaughanGrizzlies using Banff NP wildlife crossing structures more each year
March 16, 2009 — Ralph MaughanFive crossings by grizzlies in 1996 have grown to 177 last summer-
Grizzlies using highway crossings. By Cathy Ellis. Rocky Mountain Outlook. They clearly are working.
It would be nice if some of stimulus money here in the U.S. went into wildlife crossings. They are as shovel ready as other highway projects.
More of a perennial problem — trains, grain, and grizzlies
December 8, 2008 — Ralph MaughanBanff: Grizzly at risk again near mountain train tracks-
Grizzly at risk again near mountain train tracks. By Jason Markusoff; With Files From Jamie Komarnicki. Calgary Herald.
Human caused deaths driving grizzlies toward extinction in Banff N. P.
June 9, 2008 — Ralph MaughanThe train route through the Park is the major killer, but hardly the only human source of mortality.
Story. Grizzly bear decline blamed on humans. Trains top killers in Banff, Jasper parks, says report. Cathy Ellis, The Calgary Herald
At Banff highway underpass fences designed to help predators kill elk
November 15, 2007 — Ralph MaughanThere is a huge problem at Banff NP because of the 4-lane Trans-Canada highway that bisects the Park. There are also way too many elk in the Bow River Valley near the town of Banff.
An experiment is underway to try to make fences and highway underpasses tilted in favor of elk predators.
Use of underpass fencing sets up Banff elk for predators. Officials hope experiment will reduce numbers. Cathy Ellis, Calgary Herald
The condition of grizzly bear and woodland caribou populations Banff National Park rated as “poor”
November 6, 2007 — Ralph MaughanWoodland caribou population is down to ten or less and grizzlies only 60 in Banff in 80 in the Kananaskis country to its south.
Grim for grizzlies. Gloom and doom’ for Banff’s ursine residents, says park report. Cathy Ellis, Calgary Herald.
By contrast both Glacier NP and Yellowstone NP each have over 200 grizzlies with about 300 more nearby outside these national parks.
The Opal mountain range in the Kananaskis country. Grizzlies struggle here and northward in Banff. Photo copyright Ralph Maughan
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