G-7 summit avoids climate discussion to prevent fight with Trump

CALGARY, Alberta — Environmental policy has been largely omitted from this year’s Group of Seven summit. But there’s no ignoring nature at the remote lodge in the Canadian Rockies where the world’s most powerful leaders have been gathered this week.

Bear invasions are among the top safety concerns in Kananaskis, where officials have taken extensive measures to shield G-7 participants from encounters with the local populations of grizzly and black bears. They’ve erected electric fences, set bear traps and developed strict protocols to ensure that food does not inadvertently attract uninvited animals. Local schoolchildren in May removed buffaloberry bushes from the area, taking out a key attractant in an effort to deter bears from approaching.