Living with Wildlife

Friends of Kootenay National Park
$4,500
Radium, BC

Living with wildlife 2002 will be a weekend connecting students, parents and teachers with researchers and experts who will share their knowledge on wildlife research and monitoring in the Upper Columbia River Valley and Kootenay National Park. The project will include field trips, presentations and discussion forums.

The September 2002 weekend will examine interconnections between wildlife, humans and habitat, with a focus on corridor issues and stewardship initiatives. The weekend will be modelled on the successful Living with Wildlife Biodiversity Conference held in Radium in 2001.

Specific Objectives include:
• Reduce Human/Wildlife conflict and highlight regional wildlife species.
• To connect students, the public, community planners and decision makers with local experts to highlight wildlife research findings and inspire stewardship initiatives.
• Showcase Radium and area as examples of a community working with wildlife.
• Continue a fall event to generate economic benefits for the community with an emphasis on family participation.
• Provide learning opportunities for students and public which will strengthen the spirit of maintaining ecological integrity.
• Provide an example of Heritage Tourism – the forum will be one of Radium’s “International Year of the Mountains” projects.
• Provide an opportunity to showcase some of the new 2002 “Bear Aware” initiatives in the Upper Columbia Valley.
• Strengthen emotional connections to the sense of ownership of wilderness and wildlife.

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