FIELD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — In the spring of 2023, a Parks Canada team strung electric fence along a section of the Trans Canada Highway from Lake Louise to the B.C.-Alberta boundary.

It was part of an attempt to help keep animals including a beloved white grizzly bear named Nakoda away from the dangers of the road. But tragedy struck last month when Nakoda’s two cubs were struck and killed by a vehicle, followed by their mother, killed in a second collision about 12 hours later.

FIELD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — In the spring of 2023, a Parks Canada team strung electric fence along a section of the Trans Canada Highway from Lake Louise to t…{ai:summary}<p>A tragic series of events unfolded along the Trans Canada Highway, as efforts to protect wildlife proved futile. The loss of Nakoda and her cubs left a somber cloud over the forests of British Columbia. #outdoors</p>

After highway death of a beloved bear in B.C., experts look for lessons

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