UCP government to scrap plans to protect Bighorn Country
Y2Y comments on the decision to throw out to a plan to create a network of parks in Alberta’s Bighorn Country bordering Banff and Jasper national parks.
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Why the debate over animal culls has become so fraught
Y2Y’s Dr. Jodi Hilty comments on the relationship between predator culls and wildlife recovery.
Elk deaths renew call for wildlife fencing through mountain town near Banff
Y2Y has renewed calls for wildlife fencing and other measures near Canmore, Alta., after a series of wildlife-vehicle accidents near the town.
Protecting wildlife on Alberta’s TransCanada Highway
Y2Y comments on a project that aims to keep wildlife and people safer on Alberta’s Highway 1. | Alberta Primetime, CTV News, May 3, 2019
Measures sought to help protect wildlife crossing Highway 1 outside Banff
Y2Y is among the conservationists and community members seeking changes to some of areas near Alberta’s Banff National Park to help keep drivers and animals safe on the TransCanada Highway.
Biologist: Protecting migration key to conserving wildlife
Y2Y’s Dr. Jodi Hilty comments on habitat fragmentation as a major threat to migrating wildlife around the world.
Charismatic female wildlife cover big landscapes with big stories
One wolf’s travels showed conservation must go beyond national, provincial and state borders and offer a way to protect animals on the move from barriers such as development and highways.
Bow Valley Naturalists looks at the bigger picture
The Bow Valley Naturalists will wind up its speaker series April 23 2019 with a look at the big picture in the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative.
Study predicts effects of climate change on critical grizzly bear food
Climate change could lead to a shortage of a critical seasonal grizzly bear food in the Rocky Mountains in in the next 60 years in the months before hibernation.
Species to know about: Wolverines
Y2Y’s Jodi Hilty shares a few reasons wide-ranging wolverines are important in the Yellowstone to Yukon region.
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