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Category: Media releases

Y2Y among 17 environmental groups sharing recommendations on Canada’s 2030 Biodiversity Strategy
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Y2Y among 17 environmental groups sharing recommendations on Canada’s 2030 Biodiversity Strategy

September 21, 2023September 21, 2023

Y2Y among environmental groups jointly recommending urgent actions to fulfill Canada’s commitments under the Global Biodiversity Framework.

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New funding provides vital support for a series of wildlife crossings on Highway 3
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New funding provides vital support for a series of wildlife crossings on Highway 3

August 10, 2023September 19, 2023

Government of Canada contributes more than $1.9M to support ecological connectivity in southeastern British Columbia and southwestern Alberta, improving wildlife movement across Highway 3.

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Conservation success: Western Montana corridor protection bolsters wildlife linkage for grizzly bears and more
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Conservation success: Western Montana corridor protection bolsters wildlife linkage for grizzly bears and more

July 21, 2023July 21, 2023

Y2Y and Vital Ground protect an important habitat connection for grizzly bears and other wildlife in northwestern Montana near the confluence of the Bull River and Clark Fork River. 

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Exciting opportunity for new wildlife crossings in U.S. parts of Y2Y region
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Exciting opportunity for new wildlife crossings in U.S. parts of Y2Y region

April 4, 2023April 4, 2023

A new U.S. federal funding program will make roads safer for people and wildlife — and keep habitat connected.  

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Reducing collisions with wildlife and improving habitat connectivity in north Idaho 
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Reducing collisions with wildlife and improving habitat connectivity in north Idaho 

March 21, 2023March 21, 2023

Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) is pleased to announce the launch of a collaborative project in north Idaho to improve road safety and protect wildlife.  

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Inspiring solutions set to improve lives of wildlife and people in Montana
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Inspiring solutions set to improve lives of wildlife and people in Montana

March 1, 2023May 16, 2023

Y2Y applauds the development of two new projects that prioritize protection of wildlife movement and improve traveler safety in Montana.

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New research fills in gaps on recreational trail use in Canada’s Rocky Mountains
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New research fills in gaps on recreational trail use in Canada’s Rocky Mountains

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023

A new report from University of
Northern British Columbia and Y2Y shows at least 24 per cent of trails on public land in Kananaskis Country and B.C.’s Upper Columbia are not documented by the government.

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Agreement between Blueberry River First Nations and B.C. government advances landscape restoration and Treaty Rights
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Agreement between Blueberry River First Nations and B.C. government advances landscape restoration and Treaty Rights

January 18, 2023January 20, 2023

Y2Y celebrates the leadership of Blueberry River First Nations and the B.C. government in the signing of an implementation agreement on January 18.

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Jasper National Park buys out Tonquin Valley leases to help caribou survive
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Jasper National Park buys out Tonquin Valley leases to help caribou survive

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023

Y2Y among conservation groups supporting significant step in recovery for one Alberta caribou herd

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Nations take action for nature by adopting Kunming-Montreal Global biodiversity framework at COP15
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Nations take action for nature by adopting Kunming-Montreal Global biodiversity framework at COP15

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022

Y2Y is among the groups welcoming news of a Kunming-Montreal Agreement to halt and reverse global biodiversity loss by 2030.

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Y2Y among Canadian environmental groups call for ambitious global and national action to save nature
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Y2Y among Canadian environmental groups call for ambitious global and national action to save nature

December 2, 2022December 2, 2022

Y2Y joins 16 other Canadian environmental organizations calling on world leaders to deliver a win for the future of people and the planet by landing a new global deal to save nature, and committing to a national action plan to achieve this at home.

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  • Mega-Eco Project Symposium | Philadelphia, PAOctober 5, 2023
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For press inquiries please email Kelly Zenkewich kelly (at) y2y (dot) net or call 403-609-2666 x 126

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Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y®) is a joint Canada-U.S. not-for-profit organization that connects and protects habitat from Yellowstone to Yukon so people and nature can thrive.


LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative's head offices are within Treaty 7, signed in 1877 by the Ĩyãħé Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) Nations of Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney; the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) Nations of Siksika, Aapatohsipikani (North Piikani), and Kainai; Tsuut’ina First Nation; and the British Crown.

These lands also overlap with the homelands of Aamskaapipikani (Blackfeet), Secwépemc, Ktunaxa, Mountain Cree, and the Metis Nation of Alberta (Zone 3).

We further acknowledge that the broader Yellowstone to Yukon region overlays at least 75 Indigenous territories.


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