Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
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We like to think big. Y2Y connects and protects habitat from Yellowstone to Yukon so people and nature can thrive. Header photo: T Malish
From Banff's proven network of crossings to new projects along Highway 3 through the Rockies, wildlife bridges and fencing are connecting animals across the Yellowstone to Yukon region. Planet Wild's Mission 36 takes you inside this ambitious effort to save both animal and human lives
#RoadEcology
#RoadEcology
The ambitious plan to create an endless animal habitat
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February 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
From Banff's proven network of crossings to new projects along Highway 3 through the Rockies, wildlife bridges and fencing are connecting animals across the Yellowstone to Yukon region. Planet Wild's Mission 36 takes you inside this ambitious effort to save both animal and human lives
#RoadEcology
#RoadEcology
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February 3, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Take action on petitions, letter writing campaigns and other timely opportunities to help protect and connect Yellowstone to Yukon. Sign up at y2y.net/subscribe/
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A new paper in Landscape Ecology takes an important step toward better understand where, when, and how people recreate — and how this affects people and wildlife we share space with.
Read the paper and share it with others who care about wildlife conservation and outdoor recreation.
Read the paper and share it with others who care about wildlife conservation and outdoor recreation.
Integrated species distribution models predict motorized and non-motorized outdoor recreation across seasons - Landscape Ecology
Context Outdoor recreation is occurring at unprecedented levels, yet our knowledge of how to best monitor and analyse outdoor recreation is outdated. Inaccurate and unreliable recreation information a...
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February 2, 2026 at 6:20 PM
A new paper in Landscape Ecology takes an important step toward better understand where, when, and how people recreate — and how this affects people and wildlife we share space with.
Read the paper and share it with others who care about wildlife conservation and outdoor recreation.
Read the paper and share it with others who care about wildlife conservation and outdoor recreation.
Applications are open for our 2026 partner grants.
We support grassroots organizations protecting habitat across the Yellowstone to Yukon region. These projects complement Y2Y's work and mobilize efforts we can't do alone.
Deadline: Feb 20
Details: y2y.net/partnering-with-us
Help spread the word!
We support grassroots organizations protecting habitat across the Yellowstone to Yukon region. These projects complement Y2Y's work and mobilize efforts we can't do alone.
Deadline: Feb 20
Details: y2y.net/partnering-with-us
Help spread the word!
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Join the network of people furthering the Y2Y mission with solutions that have tangible impacts for wildlife, people, and wild places.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Applications are open for our 2026 partner grants.
We support grassroots organizations protecting habitat across the Yellowstone to Yukon region. These projects complement Y2Y's work and mobilize efforts we can't do alone.
Deadline: Feb 20
Details: y2y.net/partnering-with-us
Help spread the word!
We support grassroots organizations protecting habitat across the Yellowstone to Yukon region. These projects complement Y2Y's work and mobilize efforts we can't do alone.
Deadline: Feb 20
Details: y2y.net/partnering-with-us
Help spread the word!
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13 organizations, including the #Gwich’in Steering Committee in the Yukon, have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration after it re-opened the Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain to oil and gas leasing in the fall. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Gwich’in Steering Committee and others suing Trump administration over ANWR | CBC News
In the latest act of resistance in a decades-long fight over Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, thirteen organizations have filed an amended lawsuit against the Trump administration after it re...
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January 20, 2026 at 9:01 PM
13 organizations, including the #Gwich’in Steering Committee in the Yukon, have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration after it re-opened the Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain to oil and gas leasing in the fall. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Conservation news is back! This round up delivers the latest in wildlife, science, and environmental happenings across the Yellowstone to Yukon region straight to your inbox every two weeks. Join thousands of conservation enthusiasts who rely on our curated roundup to stay informed and inspired.
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January 20, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Conservation news is back! This round up delivers the latest in wildlife, science, and environmental happenings across the Yellowstone to Yukon region straight to your inbox every two weeks. Join thousands of conservation enthusiasts who rely on our curated roundup to stay informed and inspired.
The photo is blurry and small, but it is an important one.
This wolverine moving through a secret location in Alberta's Bow Valley. Wolverines are a rare sight, and spotting one near a town as busy as Canmore is almost unheard of.
But this recent photo proves something vital >>
This wolverine moving through a secret location in Alberta's Bow Valley. Wolverines are a rare sight, and spotting one near a town as busy as Canmore is almost unheard of.
But this recent photo proves something vital >>
January 15, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The photo is blurry and small, but it is an important one.
This wolverine moving through a secret location in Alberta's Bow Valley. Wolverines are a rare sight, and spotting one near a town as busy as Canmore is almost unheard of.
But this recent photo proves something vital >>
This wolverine moving through a secret location in Alberta's Bow Valley. Wolverines are a rare sight, and spotting one near a town as busy as Canmore is almost unheard of.
But this recent photo proves something vital >>
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Wildlife are inevitably impacted as fireguards are built. Animals steer clear as human and machine increase, but when work is finished they often return. More room is available for wildlife to move. @y2y.bsky.social www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
Fireguards to protect residents also a boon to Alberta wildlife - The Weather Network
Bow Valley elk, grizzly bears, birds enjoy new food and open spaces
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January 11, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Wildlife are inevitably impacted as fireguards are built. Animals steer clear as human and machine increase, but when work is finished they often return. More room is available for wildlife to move. @y2y.bsky.social www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
Looking for a #ConservationCareer? We are hiring for a couple of positions at Y2Y including a role for major gifts officer out of our Canmore, Missoula, or Bozeman office.
Details on responsibilities, salary, and more at y2y.net/careers
Details on responsibilities, salary, and more at y2y.net/careers
January 12, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Looking for a #ConservationCareer? We are hiring for a couple of positions at Y2Y including a role for major gifts officer out of our Canmore, Missoula, or Bozeman office.
Details on responsibilities, salary, and more at y2y.net/careers
Details on responsibilities, salary, and more at y2y.net/careers
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B.C. has roughly 17,000 glaciers. As they retreat at an alarming rate, outdoor guides are not only witnessing the changes, but managing the risks that come with this new reality. thenarwhal.ca/glacier-melt...
Outdoor guides confront the risks of a rapidly melting world | The Narwhal
As glaciers melt in Western Canada at an alarming rate, outdoor guides are not only witnessing climate change, but managing the hazards
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January 5, 2026 at 1:37 PM
B.C. has roughly 17,000 glaciers. As they retreat at an alarming rate, outdoor guides are not only witnessing the changes, but managing the risks that come with this new reality. thenarwhal.ca/glacier-melt...
This season, we’re grateful for you.
Your support helps protect wildlife, safeguard habitat, and inspire hope across the Yellowstone to Yukon region. Thank you for helping to keep the wild, wild. Warmest wishes for a happy holiday and a bright year ahead from the Y2Y team.
Artist: Vanessa Kiss
Your support helps protect wildlife, safeguard habitat, and inspire hope across the Yellowstone to Yukon region. Thank you for helping to keep the wild, wild. Warmest wishes for a happy holiday and a bright year ahead from the Y2Y team.
Artist: Vanessa Kiss
December 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This season, we’re grateful for you.
Your support helps protect wildlife, safeguard habitat, and inspire hope across the Yellowstone to Yukon region. Thank you for helping to keep the wild, wild. Warmest wishes for a happy holiday and a bright year ahead from the Y2Y team.
Artist: Vanessa Kiss
Your support helps protect wildlife, safeguard habitat, and inspire hope across the Yellowstone to Yukon region. Thank you for helping to keep the wild, wild. Warmest wishes for a happy holiday and a bright year ahead from the Y2Y team.
Artist: Vanessa Kiss
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Conservation at scale can’t happen without collaboration. That’s what makes Kootenay Forest Lands truly special.
Today, we joined governments, Indigenous partners and industry to celebrate what’s possible when we work together for nature.
Learn more: natureconservancy.ca/kootenay-lan...
Today, we joined governments, Indigenous partners and industry to celebrate what’s possible when we work together for nature.
Learn more: natureconservancy.ca/kootenay-lan...
December 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Conservation at scale can’t happen without collaboration. That’s what makes Kootenay Forest Lands truly special.
Today, we joined governments, Indigenous partners and industry to celebrate what’s possible when we work together for nature.
Learn more: natureconservancy.ca/kootenay-lan...
Today, we joined governments, Indigenous partners and industry to celebrate what’s possible when we work together for nature.
Learn more: natureconservancy.ca/kootenay-lan...
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The Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group is the global hub providing guidance on ecological connectivity. CLLC serves as Secretariat of CCSG, providing leadership & coordination to a network of 1,200+ volunteer experts from 125+ countries.
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Saving the Spaces in Between: CLLC Promotes International Collaboration for Connectivity - Center for Large Landscape Conservation
Safeguarding the natural corridors and movement routes between protected areas forms the basis of connectivity conservation. Yet these critical linkages are increasingly threatened by rapid developmen...
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December 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group is the global hub providing guidance on ecological connectivity. CLLC serves as Secretariat of CCSG, providing leadership & coordination to a network of 1,200+ volunteer experts from 125+ countries.
largelandscapes.org/news/ccsg/
@iucnwcpa.bsky.social
largelandscapes.org/news/ccsg/
@iucnwcpa.bsky.social
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North America's largest wildlife overpass is now open, connecting 39,000 acres of habitat on both sides of I-25 in Colorado. The Greenland wildlife overpass completes the I-25 South Gap project and provides safe passage for elk and pronghorn.
www.colorado.gov/governor/new...
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December 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
North America's largest wildlife overpass is now open, connecting 39,000 acres of habitat on both sides of I-25 in Colorado. The Greenland wildlife overpass completes the I-25 South Gap project and provides safe passage for elk and pronghorn.
www.colorado.gov/governor/new...
www.colorado.gov/governor/new...
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Are you 18+, live in the Okanagan, and passionate about art & environmental advocacy?
Artvocacy supports emerging artists to develop original work and showcase it publicly – inviting community members and local decision-makers into dialogue.
Apply here: https://forms.gle/M2LK7k84kmLvxcAz6
Artvocacy supports emerging artists to develop original work and showcase it publicly – inviting community members and local decision-makers into dialogue.
Apply here: https://forms.gle/M2LK7k84kmLvxcAz6
December 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Are you 18+, live in the Okanagan, and passionate about art & environmental advocacy?
Artvocacy supports emerging artists to develop original work and showcase it publicly – inviting community members and local decision-makers into dialogue.
Apply here: https://forms.gle/M2LK7k84kmLvxcAz6
Artvocacy supports emerging artists to develop original work and showcase it publicly – inviting community members and local decision-makers into dialogue.
Apply here: https://forms.gle/M2LK7k84kmLvxcAz6
Want to get better at identifying wildlife tracks? Winter is a great time to start. Here are some tips and tricks and example tracks found in the Yellowstone to Yukon region 🐾
Learning from the wintry ways of the wild - Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Explore how different wildlife species rely on and survive in the snow, some of the challenges they face, and how you can help.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Want to get better at identifying wildlife tracks? Winter is a great time to start. Here are some tips and tricks and example tracks found in the Yellowstone to Yukon region 🐾
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The Reconnecting the Rockies – AB cameras have been up for one year! We are gaining early insights into how this monitoring will contribute to the success of road mitigation on Hwy 3. @claytontlamb.bsky.social @y2y.bsky.social @ncccnc.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Reconnecting the Rockies – AB cameras have been up for one year! We are gaining early insights into how this monitoring will contribute to the success of road mitigation on Hwy 3. @claytontlamb.bsky.social @y2y.bsky.social @ncccnc.bsky.social
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A new bill aims to extend the U.S.’s only federal program to fund wildlife crossings, which expires in 2026. In this article, CLLC's Rebecca Boslough King highlights the demand for funds and importance of crossings to reduce collisions and reconnect habitat.
mountainjournal.org/wildlife-cro...
mountainjournal.org/wildlife-cro...
Wildlife Crossings Could See Permanent Federal Funding Through Bipartisan Bill - Mountain Journal
Led by Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke and Virginia Rep. Don Beyer, Congressional bill aims to extend nation’s only federal program for wildlife crossings
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December 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A new bill aims to extend the U.S.’s only federal program to fund wildlife crossings, which expires in 2026. In this article, CLLC's Rebecca Boslough King highlights the demand for funds and importance of crossings to reduce collisions and reconnect habitat.
mountainjournal.org/wildlife-cro...
mountainjournal.org/wildlife-cro...
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We're #hiring a Manager of Operations! Respect and collaboration are integral to our work: if you have a track record of successfully building multi-stakeholder biodiversity research and monitoring programs, consider joining our team!
Full details, including compensation, are available below 🔽
Full details, including compensation, are available below 🔽
Outstanding new job at @biodivpathways.bsky.social and @ubcokanagan.bsky.social
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Manager of Operations, Biodiversity Pathways and the BRAES Institute
Staff - Non Union Job Category M&P - AAPS Job Profile AAPS Salaried - Research and Facilitation, Level C Job Title Manager of Operations, Biodiversity Pathways and the BRAES Institute Department U...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
We're #hiring a Manager of Operations! Respect and collaboration are integral to our work: if you have a track record of successfully building multi-stakeholder biodiversity research and monitoring programs, consider joining our team!
Full details, including compensation, are available below 🔽
Full details, including compensation, are available below 🔽
17 new calves were born this season to the Klinse-Za caribou herd in Treaty 8 territory! These fuzzy babies arrived in a special maternity pen that protects newborns and their mothers from predators during their most vulnerable weeks.
December 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
17 new calves were born this season to the Klinse-Za caribou herd in Treaty 8 territory! These fuzzy babies arrived in a special maternity pen that protects newborns and their mothers from predators during their most vulnerable weeks.
Start a new tradition this holiday season. Your gift connects and protects wild spaces where grizzly bears, caribou, and wolves roam free across a continent. y2y.net/donate/
December 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Start a new tradition this holiday season. Your gift connects and protects wild spaces where grizzly bears, caribou, and wolves roam free across a continent. y2y.net/donate/
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Earlier this month, children planted native trees and shrubs along a newly opened fish passage at the Okanagan Lake Dam. The vegetation will help keep the water cool for migrating salmon as they bypass the dam. First published by our friends at @indiginews.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/syilx-childr...
syilx children plant shrubs to help salmon | The Narwhal
Elementary students plant native trees and shrubs to help salmon migrate through a new fish passageway at the Okanagan Lake Dam
thenarwhal.ca
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Earlier this month, children planted native trees and shrubs along a newly opened fish passage at the Okanagan Lake Dam. The vegetation will help keep the water cool for migrating salmon as they bypass the dam. First published by our friends at @indiginews.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/syilx-childr...
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Wyoming is poised to protect the world’s biggest pronghorn herd – it has one of the longest landbased migration routes in the lower 48 states. It’s been years in the making.
Photo credit: Caitlin Tan
https://ow.ly/CvM950XkthA
Photo credit: Caitlin Tan
https://ow.ly/CvM950XkthA
As Wyoming moves to protect the world’s largest pronghorn herd, fed’s energy goals may supercede
Wyoming is faced with a tale as old as time: balancing multiple interests on public land. The state is poised to protect a threatened pronghorn herd, but federal directives for Unleashing American Energy could get in the way.
ow.ly
October 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Wyoming is poised to protect the world’s biggest pronghorn herd – it has one of the longest landbased migration routes in the lower 48 states. It’s been years in the making.
Photo credit: Caitlin Tan
https://ow.ly/CvM950XkthA
Photo credit: Caitlin Tan
https://ow.ly/CvM950XkthA
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We're hiring a Conservation Campaign Specialist to help shape the future of #Parks and #PublicLands in our province 🥾⛺🌲
Learn more and apply today at cpaws-southernalberta.org/careers/cons... 🍂
#Calgary #CalgaryJobs #YYC #YYCJobs #DefendAlbertaParks #DefendAbParks #AlbertaParks
Learn more and apply today at cpaws-southernalberta.org/careers/cons... 🍂
#Calgary #CalgaryJobs #YYC #YYCJobs #DefendAlbertaParks #DefendAbParks #AlbertaParks
November 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
We're hiring a Conservation Campaign Specialist to help shape the future of #Parks and #PublicLands in our province 🥾⛺🌲
Learn more and apply today at cpaws-southernalberta.org/careers/cons... 🍂
#Calgary #CalgaryJobs #YYC #YYCJobs #DefendAlbertaParks #DefendAbParks #AlbertaParks
Learn more and apply today at cpaws-southernalberta.org/careers/cons... 🍂
#Calgary #CalgaryJobs #YYC #YYCJobs #DefendAlbertaParks #DefendAbParks #AlbertaParks
This weekend our president and chief scientist took to the #tedxboston stage at Planet Action to share the Y2Y mission and vision to connect and protect habitat so people and nature thrive, and 30+ years of progress making it happen. 🎉
November 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This weekend our president and chief scientist took to the #tedxboston stage at Planet Action to share the Y2Y mission and vision to connect and protect habitat so people and nature thrive, and 30+ years of progress making it happen. 🎉