Proposed resort threatens critical wildlife corridor in BC, study says – Indigenous Watchdog

November 18, 2025

Canada’s National Observer: A new study conducted by the Ktunaxa First Nation shows that a proposed all-season resort planned in the southern interior of British Columbia threatens a critical wildlife corridor that is essential for grizzlies, wolverines and cultural connections to the land.

Planned for the Goat Range of the Selkirk Mountains, the project would cover about 4,500 hectares of private and Crown land roughly 16 kilometres east of New Denver, near the former mining community of Zincton.

The proposed resort sits on a narrow stretch of wilderness along Highway 31A between Slocan and Kootenay lakes — an area that serves as a crucial north–south passage for wildlife, said Nikki Heim, wildlife ecologist and co-author of the study. She describes the corridor as “a very narrow passage on that bigger, broader landscape,” where keeping these animals connected is essential.

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