In this guest post, Megan Szojka describes her experience working as one of Y2Y’s conservation science interns in fall 2020. Learn more about how she contributed to Y2Y’s recreation ecology project in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
Read MoreWinds of change clipping birds’ flight
Learn how by supporting Y2Y, you are helping ensure birds have a landing pad of safe, healthy habitat to depend on — especially in the face of climate change.
Read MoreWinter is coming; but the bears knew that already
Bears in the Yellowstone to Yukon region have been working hard all summer and fall to prepare for a long winter of rest. Learn about how bears hibernate, and why they need safe habitats year-round.
Read MoreA likin’ for lichen in the Yellowstone to Yukon region
Lichen is a great example of just how crucial it is to safeguard all species to ensure ecosystems are healthy overall.
Read MoreTwisted trees and fever dreams on the edge of Yellowstone
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.
Read MoreScience points to Y2Y as a model
What role does science play at Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative?
Read MoreInvisible rivers beneath our feet: Gravel bed river floodplains
Gravel-bed river ecosystems and floodplains are some of the most ecologically important habitats in North America.
Read MoreFrom the ground up: Connecting the dots for changes in Canada’s northern ecosystems
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.
Read MoreGiving B.C.’s caribou a fighting chance
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.
Read MoreEyes in the field
Learn about a safe and non-intrusive way Y2Y scientists and partners monitor and track the movements of animals of all sizes.
Read MoreNorthern mountain caribou get a much-needed health check-up thanks to graduate student researcher
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.
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