'First time in 50 years': Native trout returned to alpine lake in Banff National Park

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BANFF NATIONAL PARK — A white bucket sits in a creek flowing out of Hidden Lake — a cold alpine lake behind the Lake Louise Ski Resort in Banff National Park.

Inside the bucket, which has been turned into a remote streamside incubator with a few plumbing supplies, are dozens of tiny westslope cutthroat trout, a threatened species in Alberta.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.

“This is the first time in 50 years … that there have been westslope cutthroat trout in this lake,” said Humphries.Article content They first tried to rid Hidden Lake of the brook trout through angling, gill netting and electrofishing. “It breaks down really easily,” said Humphries, noting it doesn’t hurt birds or bears who eat the fish and it can also be deactivated by introducing another compound.

 

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