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After going viral on social media last week, Boston's "cop slide" has made its Google Maps debut to rave reviews.

An enormous 272kg grizzly bear living in a Canadian national park has earned himself the nickname ‘The Boss’ and is thought to have survived being struck by a train.

Wildlife experts near Canmore are warning about more bears than normal around the Bow Valley as persistent snow has forced some animals to forage for food closer to valley bottoms.

With spring elk calving season is underway, wildlife experts are advising people to be cautious when venturing outdoors, asking them to give the animals space.

It’s usually bears on the minds of cyclists using the Bow Valley Parkway west of Banff, Alta., but Parks Canada staff are asking them to keep a look out for some much smaller wildlife this spring.

Researchers found that grizzly bears and wolves responded differently to people depending on how close they were to developed areas

Dan Rafla, a human-wildlife coexistence specialist with Banff National Park said the first grizzly bear sightings this year were spotted by members of the…

Don't let muck stop you from hitting the trails this spring.

Article content Parks Canada human-wildlife conflict specialist for Banff National Park, Dan Rafla, said it is always an exciting time when there is new pups. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Several new pups born into the Bow Valley wolf pack Back to video “We except new pups annually but we never really know for sure. The previous Bow Valley alpha male wolf, known as number 1901, was killed on the highway last spring, so it was another alpha ma...

  CALGARY -- The reintroduced herd of bison continue to thrive in their Banff home as more babies were spotted in recent days. Last week, park officers spotted 13, then Monday morning spotted three more. Officers are willing to bet there are even more babies they have not seen yet. “Yes it’s pretty exciting, the most recent count of new bison calves is a total of 16 for this year," said Parks Canada resource manager Dan Rafla. “The population is now at 66 animals from the original 1...