Protected grizzly bear, wolverine habitat expanded in B.C.

A conservation area in British Columbia’s southeast mountains is being expanded by almost 8,000 hectares with the help of federal and provincial government contributions totalling $14.6 million.
The Darkwoods Conservation Area, located along Kootenay Lake between Nelson and Creston, provides habitat for 40 species at risk, including grizzly bear, wolverine, mountain caribou and whitebark pine trees.
Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna and B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman