Posted: May 01, 2021 8:30 AM MT | Last Updated: May 1
The conservation site that now belongs to Nature Conservancy of Canada near Red Deer, Alta. (Brent Calver/ NCC)
Two Red Deer sisters have donated a parcel of land to the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) to be preserved as a safe haven for eagles, badgers and other important species of wildlife.
Ruth and Dorothy Bower donated 193 hectares of land on the west bank of the Red Deer River that had been in their family for three generations.
The site, now known as the Bower Wildlife Sanctuary, will allow for native plant and animal species to thrive without any disturbance from humans.