Risky business
This tiny mammal can consume up to 5000 mosquitos in a single night, saving campers from an itchy fate. They are also classified as endangered according to SARA.
What is the Little Brown Bat
While sometimes considered “the boss” of the Rocky Mountains, this animal is of special concern according to the Species at Risk Act (SARA).
What is a Grizzly Bear
Efforts such as “Clean Drain Dry Certify” and “Don’t let them loose” help prevent the spread of this.
What are aquatic invasive species
Playing a large role in the development of tourism in Lake Louise, this building has burnt down twice in the century and a half it has been here.
What is the Chateau Lake Louise
Following the discovery of the Cave and Basin hot spring, Banff National Park was established as "Banff Hot Springs Reserve" in this year.
What is 1885
This strong jawed animal is rarely spotted by our biologists, but we know many call this place home from their appearances on trail cameras. Some even refer to them as “Skunk Bears” due to their appearance.
What is a Wolverine
The easiest and most eco friendly way to get up to the Lake Louise Lakeshore, aside from hiking or biking tramline trail, is to take this mode of transport.
What is the Parks Canada Shuttle
Following a century of extreme fire suppression policy, Parks Canada is working to restore fire to the landscape in this controlled way.
What is a prescribed fire
8 Nations make up the Banff Indigenous Advisory Circle (IAC), the Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney First Nations, the Siksika, Kainai and Piikani First Nations, the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Rocky View Métis District of the Otipemisiwak Métis Government. These nations all come from one or more of these three treaties.
What is Treaty 6, 7 and 8
These 5 needled trees prefer to live close to the treeline at higher elevations. Their presence helps to stabilize slopes and regulate snowmelt, while their seeds offer a very nutritious meal for birds, squirrels and bears.
What is the White Bark Pine
While large carnivores like bears, cougars and wolves require 100m of space from humans, ungulates such as elk and deer require this much.
What is 30 meters
While seeing Parks Canada cutting down trees might seem counter intuitive; this type of land offers varied habitat for animals such as wolves and grizzlies and protects communities withing the national park.
What is a fire guard
This rail company was in the business of both trains and tourism in the late 1800s and early 1900s, building hotels and chalets throughout the mountain parks to help recoup their costs of building the cross-country railway.
What is Canadian Pacific Railway (CPKC)
This endangered bird who shares a last name with the Eras tour pop star will spend the winter as far south as Brazil before returning to Banff National Park to nest in Marble Canyon and Johnston Canyon.
What is the Black Swift
This iconic container now used across Canada and the US was first commissioned by Parks Canada in 1983. Since then, it has stopped bears from accessing human food and perplexed many visitors.
What is the bear proof garbage bin
First detected in Canada in Johnson Lake near Banff in 2016, this aquatic invasive species affects salmonids (Salmon and Trout) and causes skeletal deformation, making the fish swim in a circular pattern.
What is Whirling Disease
Light reflecting off this substance is what give the lakes in the park their brilliant blue and green colour. Glaciers moving and grinding against the mountains pushes this into the flow of water down to the lake.
What is rock flour
Bears in the park that are known to wildlife officers are generally given an identification number. Bear 122 is well known as “The Boss”, and “Split lip” is otherwise known as this.
What is Bear 136