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Category: Media releases

Banff wolf’s death in Montana highlights need for connected landscapes
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Banff wolf’s death in Montana highlights need for connected landscapes

March 10, 2021March 10, 2021

Wolf 2001’s story shows the need to support the movements of wide-ranging wildlife that need to feed, find mates and habitat.

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Coal mining policy reinstated for Alberta’s Rocky Mountains
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Coal mining policy reinstated for Alberta’s Rocky Mountains

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

Albertans make it clear they want consultation and more protections for our precious headwaters and mountains.

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Pause on Alberta coal lease sales isn’t enough
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Pause on Alberta coal lease sales isn’t enough

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021

Y2Y’s statement on Alberta’s announcement to cancel 11 coal leases on Alberta’s Eastern Slopes.

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New research identifies places that protect benefits people get from nature
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New research identifies places that protect benefits people get from nature

January 5, 2021June 17, 2021

New research shows Canada’s most critical areas where people benefit from nature do not occur within currently protected areas and may be threatened by current and future natural resource extraction.

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Clarification on Alberta parks delisting welcomed by Y2Y
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Clarification on Alberta parks delisting welcomed by Y2Y

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020

Y2Y says partnerships are a proven way to support Alberta parks and users, and it is important to continue to manage our parks for conservation values.

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New land purchase bolsters wildlife corridor in northwest Montana
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New land purchase bolsters wildlife corridor in northwest Montana

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020

Y2Y and Vital Ground announce new Montana land purchase conserving a crucial wildlife corridor.

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Consultation on Alberta Crown land cautiously welcomed by conservationists
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Consultation on Alberta Crown land cautiously welcomed by conservationists

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020

Y2Y welcomes this step but say the process blurs the lines between public and park land, designations with different management needs and approaches.

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Sustainable movement panel good news for Banff National Park
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Sustainable movement panel good news for Banff National Park

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020

Expert panel to advise on a plan to address how people get around the Bow Valley in Banff National Park.

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Funding for Alberta’s parks helps support a treasured resource
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Funding for Alberta’s parks helps support a treasured resource

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020

Alberta’s announcement regarding previously allocated funding for parks is welcome,but contradicts decisions to delist and close other parks.

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British Columbia’s old growth trees still on the chopping block
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British Columbia’s old growth trees still on the chopping block

September 15, 2020October 19, 2020

Old-growth forests need meaningful protections, not just deferrals, says Y2Y.

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Funding to help drive much-needed research into recreation in B.C., Alberta
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Funding to help drive much-needed research into recreation in B.C., Alberta

July 29, 2020September 20, 2021

New financial support is leveraging technology to help communities better understand recreation needs and patterns in and around western Canada’s mountain communities.

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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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