A Wild Way to Move - Banff National Park [contains flashing images]

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10 жыл бұрын

As you travel through Banff National Park animals are travelling too -- over your roof and under your wheels. Wildlife crossing structures and highway fencing in Banff National Park have reduced large animal deaths by more than 80%. So which animals adopted crossing structures first? Who prefers overpasses versus underpasses? Find out here through the lens of a remote camera that captured five years of wildlife movement on an overpass in Banff National Park near Redearth Creek.
To learn more about this project visit:
www.parkscanada.gc.ca/transcanada
www.highwaywilding.org
Filmed and edited by Leslie Campbell.
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@MrSzymonSz 10 жыл бұрын

What's the barbed wire for? Isn't that a little obstructive on a passage?

@parkscanada 10 жыл бұрын

Great question. The barbed wire is there to collect hair samples that are later used for DNA analysis. DNA tells us what kinds of wildlife are using the overpass but also whether it is the same individual or different individuals of the same species. Fortunately, the barbed wire doesn't injure wildlife and is removed after a period of time.

@MrSzymonSz 10 жыл бұрын

Parks Canada Ah, camera traps and hair collection. I used this combination for my MRes project.

@qa4057 3 жыл бұрын

@@parkscanada You guys do a great job and I support you. Digital cameras have evolved and are relatively inexpensive. But you know that. Just saying :)

@b.r.6175 3 жыл бұрын

Try to slow the images down by 80% lol

@relaxingnature2617 3 жыл бұрын

The barbed wire slows them down too much ..some animals turn back

@joynz1 8 жыл бұрын

Wildlife collisions reduced by more than 80%. Wow. That is great.

@wildlifewithghadi7342 3 жыл бұрын

yup! safer for us humans and the wildlife :)

@Brick-Life 4 жыл бұрын

I live in melbourne and went to Vancouver in sep 2019. Also went on 5 day Rocky Mountain tour. Saw and went under these passings

@Bob-yv6jp 2 жыл бұрын

Great job by Banff National Park. Beautiful thing to see, we should always protect wildlife.

@kbeck303 5 жыл бұрын

Way to go Banff! I wish more places followed in your lead!

@douglasison8915 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Parks Canada, over the years your service deserves a lot of respect, thanks for protecting our Parks and Animals. Now if we can train people to look after them also. More videos please, these were great, always wondered how successful these over/under passes were.

@spetsziva 9 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic information, we need this in the USA- it saves lives of all species. Great thinking about collecting the DNA.

@demetriotorres4761 6 жыл бұрын

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@Darryl_Frost 3 жыл бұрын

You guys are awesome.. so many lives saved..

@parkscanada 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@bigdaverobo21 7 жыл бұрын

Sounds great to me. protecting the animals and the humans. that is why i love Canada😘

@anuradhainamdar8967 6 ай бұрын

I am a Indian, and I am reading a book " Crossings: how road ecology is shaping the future of our planet " from it, I have come to know about this world famous overpass across the trans - Canada road in Banff National park. Congrats to Me.Clevengar for helping the Grizzlies to cross over and mate.

@parkscanada 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Raewins 9 ай бұрын

This was amazing to see while we were in Banff AND so thankful for all the safety it's maintained!

@Circiaify 8 жыл бұрын

I heard the wolves have figured out the passes and sometimes just wait for Elk or Deer to pass and ambush them.

@carolv8450 3 жыл бұрын

🙀

@markcantemail8018 3 жыл бұрын

@@williecosgrove Bryan Did not invent Clowns .

@capicuaaa 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, I just adore wildlife crossings! Reduction in wildlife collisions by 80% is fantastic!

@sandrawilks6783 10 жыл бұрын

I was very impressed with the Passes for wildlife every country in the world should copy this idea,

@mrawesomethesecond4850 10 жыл бұрын

Great Video! I look forward to the sequel. My prediction for the plot will be that Parks Canada sells the overpasses to Brewster (for pennies on the dollar) and then Brewster charges $25 for tourists to ride an escalator to the top of the overpass for a better view. Looking forward to it.

@gwenratcliffe3815 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic informative video! I learned a lot especially how Canada is saving lives, both human and animals, by reducing collisions with these animal overpasses and underpasses while filming the migrations with cameras. We need more of these in the United States where I reside.

@BlackKettleRanch 4 жыл бұрын

Over pass and under pass is very smart design. This should be done everywhere.

@cyndifoore7743 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!! Great Job guys and gals!

@mycolliesandme268 3 жыл бұрын

Helping other creatures survive in this human dominated world is a must👍

@suzsanborn9185 2 жыл бұрын

this is wonderful !

@bryan123fiss 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent !!!

@X_explorer 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing channel! I like contemplating earth, discover and relax...

@jennywilliams7960 Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@parkscanada Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@EDB-fw9xw Жыл бұрын

Thank you Parks Canada! We need way many more overpasses and underpasses for wildlife all over Canada! This is a great example that should be copied all over the world. The US highways are always with dead deer, fawns, racoon families, foxes, so on. It is so sad and frustrating. I remember in a short 2 hours trip, I passed a family of racoons trapped and getting killed and 3 dead deer in Washington State. HORRIBLE! The drivers blame the animals, but it is the people who built those roads on their migratory paths, territories and feeding and mating areas. Humans have to do their share to compensate the wild animals for fragmenting and destroying their habitats of thousands of years, by building many more of these overpasses and underpasses.

@ronmang2005 2 жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT, and thank-you to everyone involved... Who is the artist to this really bopping music.....

@polferiferus1938 2 жыл бұрын

They are: Luke Richards “Lazy Summer for Two Pianos 4” … at the beginning, and … Dave James / Keith Beauvais “Texan Stomp” … (with the driving harmonica) from there afterwards.

@sussymax2421 4 жыл бұрын

This is great information! It's gonna help me with my social studies a lot thanks!!!

@parkscanada 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@YabannPenceresi 5 жыл бұрын

Perfect. Great jobs...

@CuizonEXPLOREs 2 жыл бұрын

Cool great job!

@goodnamesareallgone1 6 жыл бұрын

Ontario (Canada) has them too, but I'm sure we could use more.

@schmudge 4 жыл бұрын

100 years in the to-do box. Finally

@hubertdalcourt8355 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting research, thank you for sharing. I imagine this can also be used to determine wildlife population and migration habits.

@korlumchukhu5559 8 жыл бұрын

awesome

@alexgeronimo8331 3 жыл бұрын

What a great idea need a better fence to lead them to the overpass

@carolepeters4711 3 жыл бұрын

We need this in Michigan!!!

@vollewestervelt7354 6 жыл бұрын

deep respect

@echolot 2 жыл бұрын

if only all countries cared so much about their wildlife we wouldn't be in what we are now.

@phil.l.1327 6 жыл бұрын

OMG I wish everywhere in Canada!!!

@dufrankify 8 жыл бұрын

Cool music! Who's that?

@icouldjustscream 3 жыл бұрын

This REALLY needs a disclaimer 'FLASHING IMAGES -- EPILEPSY WARNING"

@parkscanada 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment. The title has been modified to include a notice.

@LadyKimberly1 2 жыл бұрын

@@parkscanada I agree. I have sensitive eyes and could not finish watching it. I would love to watch again if it is ever made again in slower motion. Thank you for this though! I am a huge animal lover and enjoy helping lost animals find their way home or help find homeless animals their good and fur-ever homes. ♥️🐾🐈♥️🐾🐕♥️

@Snowking587 10 жыл бұрын

Really cool! Did you have to lure the animals over the overpass to convince them to cross or did they do it out of mere curiosity?

@parkscanada 10 жыл бұрын

Snowking587 Wildlife begin using the crossing structures - both overpasses and underpasses - on their own.

@Snowking587 10 жыл бұрын

Parks Canada that's really remarkable! thanks for making it available for them!

@dennislockhart8627 5 жыл бұрын

#PARKSCANADA ☝️❤️🇨🇦

@noahbenjamin1612 3 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic. A underground / overground tunnel or bridge plus a highway adjacent barrier. I think we should stop the barbed wire practice though and simply utilize a camera or more humane DNA collection system. But this is amazing to me any way!

@parkscanada 3 жыл бұрын

Hello. DNA hair samples are collected using barbed wire strung at crossings or at strategically placed “hair-snagging sites” on the broader landscape. Visit our website for more information www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/banff/info/gestion-management/enviro/transport/tch-rtc/passages-crossings/faq/10

@kevinkarbonik2928 3 жыл бұрын

I live about an hour from there....

@thomassteenburg6723 6 жыл бұрын

This is now. In my opinion, the best argument against the existence of the Sasquatch there is.

@michaelbujaki2462 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, look! A Sasquatch! Quick, grab our lousiest camera!

@BrigidSamhain 10 жыл бұрын

why unable to share on FB or Twitter ?????

@LadyKimberly1 2 жыл бұрын

There should be a share option. I just shared via text and to my Facebook page.

@ronpowers7087 4 жыл бұрын

They should be everywhere.Especially in high animal fatality areas.

@ct8618 4 жыл бұрын

Yet no footage of actual crossings?

@annmarie8348 Жыл бұрын

moreee in ontario plsss

@jnusslein6301 3 жыл бұрын

Eco link

@annmarie8348 Жыл бұрын

need this in toronto fr

@onedge70moparsuperbee23 3 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@yegmtb8377 4 жыл бұрын

0:56 holy crap that guys running the show watch out

@fisher4759 5 жыл бұрын

There's a window washer walking through at 1:35

@annmarie8348 Жыл бұрын

pls more in toronto

@melissawean7631 7 жыл бұрын

Why don't US parks do this?

@nptexas1 5 жыл бұрын

they do. as usual, we are the last to adopt good ecological ideas

@qa4057 3 жыл бұрын

20 thumbs down? seriously?

@Leftatalbuquerque 6 жыл бұрын

Why do they have those strings of barbed wire in the way???

@parkscanada 6 жыл бұрын

Great question. The barbed wire is there to collect hair samples that are later used for DNA analysis. DNA tells us what kinds of wildlife are using the overpass and whether it is the same individual or different individuals of the same species. Fortunately, the barbed wire doesn't injure wildlife and is removed after a period of time.

@ladylight66 5 ай бұрын

I think that your video is way too hectic , way too fast & the music is very hectic too ! nice photographs but shown too choppy & quickly

@sheamander 8 жыл бұрын

Great job of the videos Canada's parks are second to none but the website in which to reserve and plan a trip is complete fucking garbage can you please post a video on how to use and navigate parks canada website, I and others will be very grateful.

@vickiflilnt4119 9 жыл бұрын

Who let this Natalie Helferty out of her padded room long enough to comment on this? Geez

@matthewclara1 5 жыл бұрын

Are you trying to give someone a seizure? Flash more images rapidly across the screen, why don't cha?

@nptexas1 5 жыл бұрын

LOL. I thought the same thing. Slow it down a bit. I'll still watch!

@samruho595 Жыл бұрын

grizzlies took 6 - 7 years

@randysandberg5615 8 жыл бұрын

I used to love watching for wildlife as I traveled thru the Park. Now with the fences, I see hardly anything. I feel like I'm in a zoo traveling down the highway. I'm 100% against the fences. I know they aren't coming down, but I liked it much better before. Now, there is no feeling of wilderness.

@sycoduey 10 жыл бұрын

Interesting seeing a hawk at around 1:10!

@yvysbertuce 10 жыл бұрын

AWSOME!

@georgeoothoudt7358 3 жыл бұрын

Woke!

@kikinono6734 10 жыл бұрын

I you care about the animals ... REMOVE the freakin barbed wire .....

@fizzgum 8 жыл бұрын

+kkiikkii nono It does not hurt the animals. Just collects hair samples. And as a positive the animals get something to scratch their backs against.

@justanotherhunter6634 3 жыл бұрын

The barbed wire is there on purpose, it doesnt harm them through their thick fur coats, and it takes pieces of their hair. We can use this hair for genetic analysis to determine how genetically diverse and healthy a population is. Please do research before lashing out in utter ignorance.

@yegmtb8377 4 жыл бұрын

I seen a few big guys from 0:42 and at 0:46 that guy was huge i was at jasper once years ago when i was 12ish my mom handed me the camera i told let me go take pics they had the biggest bull elk id ever seen just grazing along the road i within 3-4ft of him eat snapping pics without the flash of course he didnt seem to mind at all. At any moment in time he couldve hurt me with one fell swoop of his antlers but i feel like he knew i was no danger to him. Was an amazing experience

@parkscanada 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Yeg. Please do not feed or approach wildlife. It is unhealthy for them and alters their natural behavior. Any wild animal can become aggressive if it feels threatened. Keep a distance of at least 30 m from most species and at least 100 m from bears. For more visitor safety information please visit our website www.pc.gc.ca/en/voyage-travel/securite-safety

@yegmtb8377 4 жыл бұрын

@@parkscanada i appreciate that im 30 years old now but that story was from over 20years ago and i have much love for our wild life thank you