Bear 178, known as Nakoda, died of injuries sustained during a highway collision in Yoho National Park
Wildlife advocates want more done to protect bears following the recent deaths of a beloved white grizzly and her two cubs in Yoho National Park. last week. The message from wildlife advocates is clear after the death of a beloved blond bear and her two cubs: more needs to be done to protect the animals.
Bear 178, seen nibbling on some dandelions, was a well-known white grizzly who had been nicknamed Nakota by locals. "While Parks Canada is working hard to make roads safer for wildlife, we must once again emphasize to visitors of the importance of not stopping to view wildlife, driving cautiously and obeying speed limits."Nakoda's death is the most recent of 61 bear mortalities, both black and grizzly, over the past four years across Kootenay National Park, Yoho National Park and Lake Louise, according to data from Parks Canada.
"Every death, especially of adult females, can have outsized impacts and cause declines or reduce the viability of those bear populations," Lamb said.Nakoda had been known to climb fences and hang out around the highway. She became habituated to humans because of the frequent interactions she had while spending time roadside, according to Parks Canada.
A year later, Parks Canada put up 15 kilometres of electric wiring on fences west of Lake Louise into the Yoho park boundary, partially to stop the white bear from climbing over.Cubs of rare white grizzly bear killed in highway collision in Yoho National Park
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