National Geographic Short Film Showcase

At the eastern edge of Canada’s Rockies, the Bow Valley provides passage through seemingly impenetrable mountains. Everything gets pinched between towering peaks—busy highways, a railway, bustling towns and industries, plus elk, cougars, bears and other wildlife that follow ancient pathways along gentler slopes. With more than a million people living an hour away and four million tourists visiting each year, the Bow Valley is like a long-term experiment: can wildlife thrive amid all this human activity?