When Y2Y began in 1993, grizzly bear populations in the Yellowstone region had become separated by over 240 kilometers (150 miles) from bears in the Glacier National Park region of Montana and into Canada. Today, the gap between grizzly bear populations in the southern Rockies has shrunk to just 72 kilometers (45 miles).
When I think about what we’ve accomplished together this year, I’m reminded that the most powerful force in conservation isn’t any single policy, paper, or protected area — it’s people coming together around what they love.
The Government of Canada’s 2026 nature strategy is exactly the kind of bold action needed to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. It also aligns with the work Y2Y donors and partners have supported for more than 30 years.
Across the Yellowstone to Yukon region there is access to the great outdoors and nature. Recreation shapes many communities, economies, and daily life, bringing both opportunity and responsibility to protect…
The Yellowstone to Yukon region offers a global example of driving change for nature In the paper out today from Frontiers in Science, “Nature Positive: halting and reversing biodiversity loss…
For 30 years, Y2Y has been an example of the Nature Positive movement Newly published research shows saving species and fighting climate change work best when we tackle them together, not separately. In a new paper from the prestigious…
A landmark plan commits to protecting boreal forests, wetlands, rivers and wildlife across one of North America’s last wild landscapes DAWSON CITY, YUKON — After years of negotiation, the Dawson region has a roadmap for future land use…
Y2Y’s collaborative recreation ecology research with the University of Northern British Columbia helps to protect wildlife through responsible recreation.
Launched by Parks Canada in 2022, NPEC is the world’s first national program to identify, establish, and protect key habitat connections between existing conservation areas.
Learn how to improve bear safety and coexist with wildlife within communities of the Yellowstone to Yukon region.
Thanks to you, we’re making progress towards protecting and connecting more of the Yellowstone to Yukon region.
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