Researchers target grizzly railway deaths
Posted Jul 22, 2013 7:20 am.
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A new project aims at lowering the amount of grizzlies dying on railways in Banff National Park.
There are only around 60 grizzlies in the park, and trains are their biggest threat.
According to the Calgary Herald, researchers from the University of Alberta are studying the bears’ behavior and how they react to approaching trains.
Thirteen of the animals have been killed on the tracks since 2000, and another eight have been struck on the Trans-Canada Highway.
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