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Gondola terminus doesn't fly for Banff railway lands redevelopment plan

Gondola terminus doesn't fly for Banff railway lands redevelopment plan

Banff council keeps intercept parking lot on north side of the tracks in ARP, but clarifies it must undergo assessment of pros and cons of environmental impacts
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Wolf pups killed on tracks

Wolf pups killed on tracks

Three wolf pups from the troubled Bow Valley pack have been killed on the train tracks in Banff National Park.
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Van Tighem to present at BVN

Van Tighem to present at BVN

Alberta author, naturalist and outdoorsman Kevin Van Tighem will present from his latest book, Change and Nature (Our Place) at a Bow Valley Naturalists' presentation on Tuesday (Nov. 26) at 7:30 pm at the Banff Senior Centre
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LETTER: Happy to see e-bikes allowed on some backcountry trails

LETTER: Happy to see e-bikes allowed on some backcountry trails

Editor: It was with great elation that I read Banff National Park now allows for pedal-assisted electric bikes on a couple of backcountry trails. Like many of us, I’ve been an avid recreationalist in the Bow Valley for decades – hiking, biking,
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Caribou conservation work shared at BVN presentation

Caribou conservation work shared at BVN presentation

The presentation by Jasper National Park’s caribou recovery program’s team members Lalenia Neufeld and Jean-Francois Bisaillon will discuss caribou and wolf population monitoring, managing species at risk and conservation breeding.
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Climate change and mammal extinction: what can fossils tell us?

Climate change and mammal extinction: what can fossils tell us?

This year’s Bow Valley Naturalist speaker series covered a wide range of topics, including bison coming back to Banff Park, the potential impact of whirling disease on native fish populations in Alberta, the role of recreation in Alberta’s land use p
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Three more wolf pack pups killed

Three more wolf pack pups killed

The deaths of three more wolf pups on the railway tracks in Banff National Park has sparked renewed calls for Canadian Pacific to slow down trains in known wildlife mortality hot spots.
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Bison ecology presented for BVN

Bison ecology presented for BVN

Bow Valley Naturalists will kick off this year’s speaker series with senior research biologist and bison historian Cliff White, Tuesday (Oct. 24) at the Banff Seniors Centre at 7:30 p.m.
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Letter: Pay attention to the human costs of overtourism

Letter: Pay attention to the human costs of overtourism

Editor: I want to thank Reg Bunyan from the Bow Valley Naturalists for acknowledging the social consequences of overtourism along with its negative impacts on ecological systems.
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Questions about special events

Questions about special events

Editor: We applaud Parks Canada for rerouting the Banff Marathon to avoid potential wildlife conflicts on Bow Valley Parkway. We also note that this is not the first time a race has had to be stopped or rerouted due to wildlife conflicts.
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