Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.

Contents 1 History and conservation 2 Recreation 3 Location 4 Size 5 External links

[edit] History and conservation

The park was established August 1994.

The ultimate purpose of this area is to protect the north coast grizzly bear by preserving a part of the ecosystem in which they live..

[edit] Recreation

Visitor use is not encouraged. However, a limited amount of controlled viewing is allowed under permit. The hunting of grizzly bear is prohibited and hunting of other wildlife is restricted to areas above 1000 meters elevation..

[edit] Location

Located 45 kilometres northeast of Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

[edit] Size

44,300 hectares in size.

[edit] External links

• Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary