Adventure tourism under threat and environmentalists up in arms after government lifts coal mining ban in Canada's Eastern Rockies

Two bull elk in front of Canada Rocky Mountains.

A ban on coal mining in the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, which has been in place for nearly 50 years has been lifted by the Alberta government.

The Eastern Rockies are popular with hikers, climbers, skiers, kayakers and more, and home to a wide variety of wildlife.