Cathy Ellis

“We have to remember that wildlife populations are always fluctuating and dynamic due to several different reasons.”

Avalanche experts say there have been several close calls reported recently, with many large avalanches running the full extent of their paths.

“We’ve seen visitors are more than willing to pay to park in our town."

“Slower is safer, and in a community with four square kilometres, I don’t understand the need for speed,” said Banff Mayor Corrie DiManno

“We had a couple more allegations recently, it’s continuing, but we have not been able to prove any conclusively," said Staff Sergeant Mike Buxton-Carr

“The reason why we were concerned with the Old Banff Cemetery is strictly because it’s a national historic site and they were damaging the national historic site."

“To be frank, it’s critical for people to believe in this, and if we really care about our mandate, we’ll leave some space for wildlife to do what they need to do.”

“I think we really need some good news… when you have a big vision and you are operating at the scale that wildlife needs, it does make a difference,” said Jodi Hilty, co-author of the paper and Y2Y’s chief scientist and president.

“I like to do my part to try and protect the wildlife, particularly the grizzly bears. It’s been an amazing experience,” said Canmore's Gerry Hurley.

“This pack has been quite secretive all summer and into fall compared to their usual habits and they’ve been rather wary, which is a really good thing,” said Blair Fyten, a human-wildlife coexistence specialist with Banff National Park.