A Calgary-area photographer says he could only shake his head in disbelief as he watched a Banff National Park visitor walk right up to a grizzly bear in an apparent bid to get a photo of the wild animal from just metres away. Moments earlier, a Banff visitor had walked right up to the bush in an apparent bid to get a close-up photo. Visitors are asked to stay 30 metres away from elk, deer, bighorn sheep and mountain goats when taking photos. For bears, wolves and cougars, Parks Canada advises photographers to stay 100 metres away. Parks Canada also notes it is illegal to feed, entice or disturb any wildlife in a national park.

Source: CBC News June 26, 2017 20:57 UTC