Category: Science

Lichen is a great example of just how crucial it is to safeguard all species to ensure ecosystems are healthy overall.

Whitebark pine are found at the highest and coldest locations across the Yellowstone to Yukon region. Important food for grizzly bears, these ancient, rare trees are disappearing as mountain pine beetles, helped by climate change, ravage them.

What role does science play at Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative?

Gravel-bed river ecosystems and floodplains are some of the most ecologically important habitats in North America.

Kirsten Reid, one of Y2Y’s 2018 grantees for the Sarah Baker Memorial Award, has been taking a closer look at biodiversity in Canada’s northern ecosystems —how biodiversity changes as you go north and the different ways that species interact in the Canadian sub-Arctic. Read on to learn about this important research in the Yellowstone to Yukon region.

Dr. Clayton Lamb received a two-year Liber Ero post-doctoral fellowship to work on the recovery of the Central Group of southern mountain caribou in B.C.’s Peace Region. Read more on how he will work closely with First Nations partners, Y2Y, Wildlife Infometrics, and government to support recovery efforts.

Learn about a safe and non-intrusive way Y2Y scientists and partners monitor and track the movements of animals of all sizes.

When we caught up with 2017 Sarah Baker Memorial grant recipient Dr. Naima Jutha about the community-based wildlife research she’s been working hard at for the last two years, she had a lot to update us on.

Today, in her role as Y2Y’s conservation scientist, Dr. Aerin Jacob works with other scientists, decision-makers, and communities across the Yellowstone to Yukon region and beyond. Her journey as a leader in science and conservation did, however, start long before her time with Y2Y.

We awarded Mateen Hessami with the 2019 Sarah Baker Memorial Fund award to support his research on moose harvest and conservation in B.C.’s Lake Revelstoke Valley.

Plan on spending some time in the Rockies or mountain ranges of southeastern British Columbia in the coming months? You can take part in wolverine research.