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During the year he was collared, the data shows his range covered more than 2,500 square kilometres — much of it along the railway tracks and highways.

“It’s a classic large home range,” said Michel, referring to male bears being on the move a lot. “He’s in three national parks: Banff, Yoho and Kootenay.”

The data also show just how much No. 122 uses transportation corridors, despite being hit by a train several years earlier, to get around the parks.

“It shows his dominance and his willingness to utilize habitats that are heavily developed by humans along the highway and railway and that he’s got a comfort level with that and he’s willing to exploit the food resources there,” said Michel, noting he’s been observed both picking kernels of grain off the tracks and eating dandelions along the roadway. “When you see how much he uses those transportation corridors, it’s remarkable he’s still alive.

“He’s on the railway an extraordinary amount of time and he’s on the edge of the highway just as much.”

Since 2000, 11 grizzlies have been killed on the highways such as the Trans-Canada and Highway 93 — both north and south. Another 14 grizzlies have died on the railway tracks in the three mountain parks in the same time period.

Michel said No. 122’s use of the transportation corridors is something to keep in mind as they look for ways to keep bears safe.

The data shows he’s already using the wildlife crossing structures in Banff to get across the Trans-Canada Highway, but he also goes back and forth along Highway 93S, which isn’t fenced the entire way.