The Rock Creek Wildlife
The lands within the Rock Creek Conservation Initiative cover large areas of winter ungulate range as well as important grizzly bear habitat. The Rock Creek landscape represents an ecosystem that is relatively rare in Alberta and very important for several resident and migratory birds and mammals. Migrating trumpeter swans stage in the small lakes that dot the area. Grizzly bear, wolf, and cougar observations have been reported by land owners on both sides of the highway. Large herds of elk and deer, along with numerous moose, consistently winter in the area.
The corridor was defined by overlaying models for grizzly bear habitat and elk winter range. These combined blocks of habitat were then connected with known or most suitable movement areas for these species. Given the way that these large species live, if you are successful in preserving their habitat you will also preserve the habitat for many other species.
Remote cameras set up near Rock Creek and adjacent to Hwy 3 have recorded deer, moose, elk, black bear, fox, coyote, cougar, skunk and marmot. Other remote cameras belonging to landowners within the area of the Initiative have captured grizzly bear and wolf within two miles of where Rock Creek crosses the highway.
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