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Category: Media releases

Coalition urges wildlife corridor in B.C.’s West Kootenay region be kept intact
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Coalition urges wildlife corridor in B.C.’s West Kootenay region be kept intact

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

A contentious proposal for the Zincton All-Season Resort in British Columbia’s West Kootenay region faces growing resistance.

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Bow Valley land-use planning must consider regional development and recreation, new modeling shows
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Bow Valley land-use planning must consider regional development and recreation, new modeling shows

June 15, 2022October 11, 2022

New cumulative effects modeling done by the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative and ALCES Land-Use shows that every planning decision matters for the future of wildlife and people sharing space in Alberta’s Bow Valley.

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Construction begins on a new wildlife overpass in Alberta
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Construction begins on a new wildlife overpass in Alberta

April 7, 2022April 14, 2022

Y2Y celebrates the start of construction on Alberta’s first wildlife overpass on provincial lands. This crossing structure is at a key point of the Yellowstone to Yukon region, and is one of several wildlife mitigation projects planned for the province.

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Back from the brink: New research shows Indigenous-led conservation forging a new recovery model for caribou in British Columbia 
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Back from the brink: New research shows Indigenous-led conservation forging a new recovery model for caribou in British Columbia 

March 29, 2022May 24, 2022

The efforts and actions of two Indigenous communities in northern British Columbia have resulted in major gains for a particularly vulnerable group of caribou, according to new research released this week.  

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Y2Y among environmental groups urging goal to be nature-positive by 2030
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Y2Y among environmental groups urging goal to be nature-positive by 2030

March 14, 2022March 29, 2022

Y2Y among 14 international environmental organizations calling for a global goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030, and achieve full recovery by 2050.

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Alberta’s new coal restrictions a reprieve for Eastern Slopes
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Alberta’s new coal restrictions a reprieve for Eastern Slopes

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022

Y2Y says a recent announcement that the Alberta government will “restrict” coal-related exploration and development in the Eastern Slopes is news worth celebrating — with continued vigilance.

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Global wolverine research spanning 20 years shows what the species needs to survive
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Global wolverine research spanning 20 years shows what the species needs to survive

January 25, 2022January 26, 2022

A new paper indicates wolverine research and conservation can’t stop at political borders to be effective at helping the elusive species.

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New polling shows British Columbians want action towards conservation goals
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New polling shows British Columbians want action towards conservation goals

December 16, 2021December 16, 2021

After the climate disasters of 2021, B.C. residents want movement forward by the government. Polling commissioned by Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative shows that the majority of British Columbians care about nature, want it protected, and want to see big nature conservation goals set by the government for 2022.

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New polling reaffirms Albertans’ support of conservation
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New polling reaffirms Albertans’ support of conservation

December 6, 2021December 6, 2021

A major poll recently commissioned by Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) confirms most Albertans care about nature and want it protected.

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How a conservation goal went from “audacious” to authentic
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How a conservation goal went from “audacious” to authentic

December 1, 2021February 8, 2022

Research shows major conservation gains in the Yellowstone to Yukon region since 1993.

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Alberta Trails Act must support both people and nature
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Alberta Trails Act must support both people and nature

November 2, 2021November 26, 2021

Alberta’s proposed new Trails Act does not clearly address the long-term protection of sensitive lands, waters, and wildlife in the province, say staff at Y2Y.

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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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