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Category: Media releases

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, 2023March 1, 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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Room to Roam: Connecting data and people to protect wildlife migrations
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Room to Roam: Connecting data and people to protect wildlife migrations

October 26, 2022October 26, 2022

Room2Roam is a new NASA-funded project that will accelerate data analysis and co-ordination to improve wildlife management efforts across western North America.

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Protected areas alone not enough to help climate-sensitive wolverines: Research
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Protected areas alone not enough to help climate-sensitive wolverines: Research

October 26, 2022October 26, 2022

New research shows wolverine numbers in Canada’s Rocky Mountain national parks are declining, highlighting a need to think beyond protected areas to help the species thrive in a changing climate.

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Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative announces new member of senior leadership team

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022

Scott Brennan joins the Y2Y team as senior director of conservation programs

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Maintaining a vital link for grizzly bears and other wildlife in Montana
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Maintaining a vital link for grizzly bears and other wildlife in Montana

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022

Collaborative conservation builds brings lasting solutions for land, wildlife and people to increase connectivity in part of the Yellowstone to Yukon region.

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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 the homelands of at least 75 Indigenous groups.


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