Slide 1: Bison in Yellowstone National Park’s Lamar Valley. NPS/Neal HerbertSlide 2: Banff National Park aerial wildlife crossing. Parks Canada/Allie BantingSlide 3: A pollinator visits a meadow deathcamas in Glacier National Park. Credit: NPSSlide 4: A patch of bright purple fireweed flowers, a plant that grows in soils that have been burned or disturbed, grows in an area of Yellowstone National Park. Photo: National Park Service.
a scale that nature demands
The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) drives conservation solutions at the scale that nature demands. We work to maintain natural connections for wildlife, for people and nature, communities and culture, for habitat and waterways.
From the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem all the way to Yukon Territory, we strive to connect and protect enough space for a wide range of species to roam, feed, and reproduce.
the region
Spanning five American states, two Canadian provinces, two Canadian territories, and at least 75 Indigenous territories, the Yellowstone to Yukon region is unlike any other in the world. This incredible landscape of over half a million square miles — or 1.3M square kilometers — represents the most intact large mountain region in North America.
We know that keeping this vital region intact is the best way to tackle the loss of biodiversity and a changing climate. Y2Y’s work addresses the needs of the region’s wildlife and people, giving animals freedom to roam and protecting habitat for grizzly bears, caribou, wolves, and more.
Celebrating the official opening of the wildlife crossing over Highway 1 near Canmore, Alberta
Y2Y celebrates the official completion of Alberta’s first wildlife overpass outside Banff National Park.
Strategy key in planning for the future in B.C.’s northwest
Y2Y welcomes today’s news that British Columbia has initiated a major step to protect wildlife and support Indigenous conservation efforts in the northwest part of the province.
How to value nature before it’s gone
Learn more about the Nature Positive approach and its connection to Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
