Close encounter with grizzlyWith national park entry fees waived for Canada' 150th birthday this year, Banff is bracing for record-setting tourist numbers. A Banff visitor tries to get an up-close photo of a grizzly bear from mere metres away. Parks Canada advises against this and notes it is illegal to feed, entice or disturb any wildlife in a national park. (Dave Gilson/CBC)Resource conservation manager Bill Hunt said Banff National Park has spent "a considerable amount of effort" trying to educate visitors about safe wildlife viewing. Managing 'bear jams'Some Parks Canada employees also deliver messages in person.

Source: CBC News June 27, 2017 22:40 UTC