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$67 million plan to widen Banff highway bad news for wildlife

A wildlife passage overpass helps critters safely cross the heavily traveled Canada Highway 1 in Banff National Park, Alberta. (Rich Landers)
A wildlife passage overpass helps critters safely cross the heavily traveled Canada Highway 1 in Banff National Park, Alberta. (Rich Landers)

WILDLIFE -- Critters in one of Canada's signature national parks already face hazards from zooming traffic.  And now...

Canada's plan to spend $67M to widen highway in Banff park questioned
Several members of an advisory group charged with making Banff National Park safer for wildlife said they were stunned to learn that the Canadian government planned to spend $67 million to widen the Bow Valley Parkway that passes through the Alberta park. The decision they said will lead to increased speeds on the parkway, putting wildlife at higher risk.
--Calgary Herald



Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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