The Zincton resort project would be a significant threat to local populations of grizzly bear and wolverine, a new assessment report concludes.
It would fragment the quality and quantity of their habitat, as well as that of other wildlife species, according to a study authored by the Ktunaxa Nation Council.
“Results of this assessment find the cumulative effects of existing and proposed land-use activities within this narrow and vital corridor are considered high hazard,” the report states.
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