The Nature Conservancy of Canada has purchased two parcels of land next to Waterton Lakes National Park that it says will serve as a key wildlife corridor.
Although the 630-acre purchase “may seem like a relatively small addition … it will result in a large benefit for nature,” the organization said.
The properties, located just south of Twin Butte, are a mix of fescue grasslands, forests and wetlands.
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The corridor will allow wildlife to access the park and provide habitat for species at risk, including American badgers, bobolinks and horned grebes.
“We are ensuring it will continue to offer habitat and safe movement routes for these incredible animals, while also being available to the livestock of local ranchers for grazing,” said conservancy vice-president Tom Lynch-Staunton.
