“This areas has a lot of use by wolves and cougars and coyotes and there’s a high prey density in this area – elk and deer – so we’ve closed down some of that area to provide them some habitat security,” said Blair Fyten, human-wildlife coexistence specialist with Banff National Park.
“This areas has a lot of use by wolves and cougars and coyotes and there’s a high prey density in this area – elk and deer – so we’ve closed down some of that area to provide them some habitat security,” said Blair Fyten, human-wildlife coexistence specialist with Banff National Park.
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Parks Canada is once again warning visitors to Banff National Park of cougars in the area that could pose a threat to human safety.
The organization has received more than 10 reports of cougar sightings in and around the town of Banff in the last week.
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Earlier in the month, a cougar had displayed aggressive behaviour to a dog walker in the Town of Banff, prompting a warning from Parks Canada and, ultimately, the euthanization of the cougar.