I had the pleasure to spend a good hour with this young grizzly in the Kananaskis country.
Eating roots, it allowed me to get really close without him caring about my presence.
Grizzly bears are an essential part of a healthy, fully functioning environment in Alberta. Their large home ranges make grizzlies an “umbrella” species for land use planning and management. This means that managing the landscape for grizzly bear populations also provides habitat for many other species, helps maintain healthy aquatic ecosystems and fisheries, and protects clean and abundant supplies of water for downstream users.
