Three more black bears have been struck and killed by vehicles travelling through the mountain national parks since Tuesday (July 1).
Three more black bears have been struck and killed by vehicles travelling through the mountain national parks since Tuesday (July 1).
It brings the total number of black bears killed this year to nine, prompting Parks Canada officials to again remind motorists travelling on the Trans-Canada Highway and Icefields Parkway to obey the speed limits and watch out for wildlife.
“It is sad for us to be losing these bears, ” said spokesperson Tanya Peters “It is difficult for our staff who are working hard everyday to keep people and wildlife safe, but we are very thankful nobody has been hurt so far.
“We are trying to emphasize and get support from drivers to slow down. We need people to be extra vigilant when drying through the parks. ”
Peters said a black bear was struck and killed on the Trans-Canada around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday three kilometres west of Field in Yoho National Park. A second black bear was struck west of the Vermilion Lakes lookout around 5:30 p.m.
“It wasn’t killed, but its injuries were serious enough our resource conservation staff had to put the bear down, ” she said.
The third bear to be killed, the fourth this week, was on Thursday (July 2) was a cub and it was struck near the Boulder Compound west of Field.
