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Kootenay National Park is one of seven contiguous national and provincial parks that form the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site. The Continental Divide is the boundary between Kootenay and Banff National Park, as well as the British Columbia–Alberta provincial border.
Protecting these areas from human use maintains long-term viability for the wildlife in the park because their habitat remains unbothered by human interaction. The Vaseux-Bighorn wildlife area also features a wildlife viewing tower that is popular for bird watching. Most of the site, though, is a sanctuary for wildlife to live unscathed. [13]
The list of provincial parks of the Kootenays contains the provincial parks located within this geographic region of the province of British Columbia.It includes parks from the three regional districts of East Kootenay, Central Kootenay and Kootenay Boundary.
The Kootenays are more or less defined by the Kootenay Land District, though some variation exists in terms of what areas are or are not a part.The strictest definition of the region is the drainage basin of the lower Kootenay River from its re-entry into Canada near Creston, through to its confluence with the Columbia at Castlegar (illustrated by a, right).
The park is important habitat for wildlife, in particular grizzly bears, and also contains large numbers of black bears, moose, mule deer, bighorn sheep, timber wolves, and cougars. There are more than 2,000 elk and one of the highest densities of mountain goats in the world.
The Kootenay Ranges, also known as the Western Ranges, are one of the three main subdivisions of the Continental Ranges which comprise the southern half of the Canadian Rockies, the other two subdivisions being the Front Ranges and the Park Ranges (which is the largest of the groupings).
The Wildlife Interpretation Centre is located 11 kilometers west of Creston off Hwy 3 and is open from May to October. The Centre features natural history displays, a hands-on science lab, viewing towers and a gift shop. Environmental educational programs and events are offered for schools, groups and visitors, including guided walks and canoe ...
Goat Range Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.. The park was established to protect unique species such as the (protected) Gerrard Rainbow Trout (the largest in the world-up to 50 lb) and the distinct color group of "White Grizzly" for which some hoped the park would be named.