Three Dead Grizzly Bears, Near Misses on Railway in Banff National Park this Summer
Cathy Ellis
Rocky Mountain Outlook
BANFF – Three grizzly bears have died on the train tracks in Banff National Park so far this year, while wildlife staff recently searched the woods for two days for any sign of a dead or injured bear that luckily turned out to be a near-miss.
Kelly Veillette, public relations and communications officer for Banff National Park, said Parks Canada received a report that a train struck an adult grizzly east of the Castle Junction area along the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City (CPKC) line on July 19.
“Parks Canada wildlife specialists responded to the report, and did not locate a bear but a photo taken just before the strike confirmed it was a grizzly bear,” she said in an email statement.
“Staff continued to search the area over the following two days and the most likely outcome is that the grizzly bear narrowly missed being struck and was able to walk away.”
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