Land use in the Upper Columbia region of British Columbia is a growing concern for many groups. Simultaneously, approaches to land management in B.C. are changing quickly, in an effort to right previous wrongs with respect to the dispossession of Indigenous land.
Keeping the Yellowstone to Yukon region wild and connected will help umbrella species such as the grizzly bear.
New polling shows there’s an opportunity now for the Alberta government commit to new nature conservation initiatives. Y2Y’s Sarah Palmer weighs in.
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.
A major poll recently commissioned by Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) confirms most Albertans care about nature and want it protected.
Research shows major conservation gains in the Yellowstone to Yukon region since 1993.
The B.C. government is asking for a “blank cheque” to kill wolves and cougars in order to support the recovery of woodland mountain caribou. The province has many tools that could and should be used to help caribou. There is a need to use all of them — not just predator control.
Wildlife connectivity is only growing in importance. On Nov. 9, 2021, Y2Y hosted a Roads and Wildlife in the Transborder Region webinar bringing together experts from Canada and the United States to discuss safe wildlife passage.
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.
News that the B.C. government will defer logging old-growth is encouraging says Y2Y, but can still go further.
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