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Category: Science

Biologist teaches animal tracking course
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Biologist teaches animal tracking course

January 11, 2019September 15, 2019

Y2Y’s Dr. Aerin Jacob discusses the importance of understanding where wildlife go and how to do so through wildlife tracking.

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Now hair’s some good news: You’re helping bears bounce back in a key Y2Y area
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Now hair’s some good news: You’re helping bears bounce back in a key Y2Y area

October 22, 2018September 15, 2019

What is it like to take part in a research project in Idaho’s Selkirk grizzly recovery zone?

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Species to know about: Western toads
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Species to know about: Western toads

April 25, 2018September 15, 2019

Y2Y’s Aerin Jacob shares a bit about one of her favourite species found in the Yellowstone to Yukon region.

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Q&A with Y2Y’s conservation scientist
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Q&A with Y2Y’s conservation scientist

February 14, 2018March 17, 2022

Meet Dr. Aerin Jacob, our conservation scientist, and learn why she’s so passionate about the Y2Y vision.

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Collaboration leads to co-existence: An interactive map
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Collaboration leads to co-existence: An interactive map

November 1, 2017December 23, 2020

Explore an interactive map that highlights 20 example projects Y2Y has taken on with

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Strong Foundations: Science and impact assessment in Canada
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Strong Foundations: Science and impact assessment in Canada

August 28, 2017December 23, 2020

Better rules need better science: Submission to federal government regarding the role of science in impact assessment

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Global study highlights need for larger conservation designation areas
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Global study highlights need for larger conservation designation areas

April 14, 2017September 17, 2019

A new study published in BioScience examines a bold new approach to halting the world’s extinction crisis through a strategy to protect 50 per cent of the Earth’s land mass.

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How do wildlife know to use animal bridges and crossings?
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How do wildlife know to use animal bridges and crossings?

August 15, 2016April 30, 2021

How do we know wildlife use those bridges to get across highways?

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The home of wildlife crossings: Banff, Alberta
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The home of wildlife crossings: Banff, Alberta

June 15, 2016December 23, 2021

Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada is the world’s longest and most consistent effort to monitor wildlife use of highway crossing structures.

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Why Yellowstone’s wolves matter
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Why Yellowstone’s wolves matter

May 11, 2016January 16, 2020

There is much we can learn from the wolves of Yellowstone National Park.

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Michael Proctor: Grizzly bear aficionado
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Michael Proctor: Grizzly bear aficionado

May 11, 2016January 3, 2020

What does Michael Proctor do in his work as a grizzly bear researcher?

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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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