New trail camera project to study wildlife activity in southern Alberta
CROWSNEST PASS, AB – A project to monitor wildlife movement across Highway 3 in the Crowsnest Pass has been announced.
It’s an initiative between the Nature Conservancy of Canada, the Miistakis Institute and the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute. The Nature Conservancy says the information gathered from the project will be used to inform future wildlife management strategies, with an aim of reducing the amount of animal and vehicle collisions.
The project is referred to as ‘Linking Landscapes’ and it will utilize wildlife cameras that have been installed throughout the Jim Prentice Wildlife Corridor in the Crowsnest Pass and includes Rock Creek, on the eastern edge of the wildlife corridor.
The cameras are triggered by movement and work 24 hours per day in all lighting conditions.