A recent increase in bear sightings have forced Parks Canada to evict campers in Waterton Lakes National Park.
Park Canada closed the Crandell Mountain Campground this week to campers in tents after "high bear activity, including incidents of bears investigating tents for food, has led to concerns for visitor safety,” officials said in a statement.
“Repeated hazing efforts by Parks Canada staff have not diminished bear activity in the campground.”
Campers using tents have been moved to the Townsite Campground. Only those using hard-sided campers and trailers are allowed to camp at Crandell Mountain Campground.
Officials are reminding visitors to Alberta parks to follow the "Bare Campsite Program" to ensure campsites have no attractants for wildlife.
Bear sightings should be reported to Parks Canada immediately.
Visitors are reminded not to approach or follow bears, and should always keep children and pets supervised and close by.
Alberta Grizzly Bears In The Rockies
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Open Image ModalBear No. 122 feeds on an moose carcass in 2012. (credit:Parks Canada)
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Open Image ModalRemote cameras captured this scene in Waterton Lakes National Park. (credit:Parks Canada)
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Open Image ModalBanff National Park (credit:Parks Canada/Alex Taylor)
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Open Image ModalBear 72 and her two cubs in the Lake Louise area. (credit:Parks Canada/Alex Taylor)
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Open Image ModalBear 8 (credit:Parks Canada/Alex Taylor)
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Open Image ModalBear 8 (credit:Parks Canada/Alex Taylor)
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Open Image ModalGoing for a stroll along aptly named road in Banff. (credit:Parks Canada)
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Open Image ModalBear No. 122 feeds on an elk carcass in Nov. 2013.
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Open Image ModalBear No. 122 feeds on an elk carcass in Nov. 2013. (credit:Parks Canada)