In June 2009, Canada announced plans to extend which national park from 4,800 square kilometres to 30,000 square kilometres to help protect the habitat of grizzly bear, caribou and other species?
Wildlife Conservation Society Canada habitat management for caribou, and mapping intact, priority ecosystems. In the Southern Rocky Mountains, WCS is working to evaluate high-quality habitat and connectivity for a suite of sensitive species including grizzly bears, wolverines, lynx, elk, mountain goats, bull trout, and westslope cutthroat trout. Recently, WCS Canada conducted research on three focal species in Nahanni National Park Reserve - grizzly bear, caribou and Dall's sheep. These studies provided scientific support for a massive expansion of Nahanni National Park (from 1,862 square miles to 12,000 square miles) to help ensure its ecological integrity. WCS Canada also undertook research in the Western Arctic
Close To The Edge Provincial Park and Protected Area lower level of protection which allows future logging road access to the headwaters of Hedrick Creek. Both the Park and the Protected Area also protect habitat for caribou, moose, black and grizzly bears. Close To The Edge Provincial Park and Protected Area is located within the Dezaiko Range of the Canadian Rocky Mountains approximately 160 kilometres northeast of Prince George, British Columbia. Access is on logging roads, followed by unmaintained horse/foot trails. There are no park facilities. It is 702 hectares in size (414 ha Provincial Park and 288 ha Protected Area). Close To The Edge Provincial Park and Protected