Beyond Local

“Matt literally threw his body in front of me and the boys, and fought the wolf as it ripped apart our tent and his arms and hands. We were screaming for help as he was fighting it and trying to save us, for what felt like an eternity."

The plains bison bull was located 15 kilometres northwest of Sundre on Aug. 4 and moved to Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site, making it the third member of the herd to leave the national park since it was released a year ago

"As far as we know, those two animals are out there on the landscape being bears."

In her tweet, the woman said she was assaulted by a man on a trail who told her to "go back to her country." 

A Roam Transit bus struck and killed a black bear in Banff on Aug. 1. Two black bears ran out in front of the bus around 10:45 p.m.

It’s been one year since the bisons have been reintroduced into Banff National Park and they are reaching new heights.

A lack of oxygen likely played a role in an airplane crash that killed two men in Kananaskis Country last summer, according to a report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada

Black bear activity in Banff and Canmore is heightened this summer compared to previous years – wildlife managers believe the wetter and later spring has kept bears in the valley bottoms longer feasting on green-up