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January 27, 2018
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Canmore, Alberta, Canada
T1W 1P6
Box 157
Bozeman, Montana,
United States 59771
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Top Story
Collecting lichen to save the last caribou in the lower 48
NW News Network - This winter, a group of biologists, tribal members and volunteers are trudging through forests in Idaho and Washington to collect lichen as part of a last-ditch effort to boost the South Selkirk Mountain caribou herd's numbers.
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Y2Y In The News
WHYY The Pulse - Y2Y conservation scientist Aerin Jacob discusses wildlife crossings in the Bow Valley.
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Science News
Yale E360 - Efforts to protect biodiversity are now focusing less on preserving pristine areas and more on finding room for wildlife on the margins of human development.
Divergent patterns of understory forage growth after seismic line exploration: Implications for caribou habitat restoration
ScienceDirect
- Using field data collected in Alberta, researchers investigated whether understory forage taxa composition differed among seismic lines, seismic line edges, and the interior forest, and assessed how this relationship changed as a function of seismic line attributes.
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Also In The News....
Funding announced for fisheries, wildlife and habitat projects on Madison and Missouri Rivers
Missoulian - NorthWestern Energy is providing $1.5 million this year to support 47 fisheries, wildlife, and habitat improvement projects within the 550-mile corridor of the Madison-Missouri River
Feds prepare to delist region's missing lynx
Jackson Hole News and Guide - The Greater Yellowstone population of Canada lynx has slim chances of persisting until the turn of the century.
Public asked to help B.C. wildlife officials combat deadly bat disease
Global News
- A devastating disease that's crippled bat populations in eastern parts of North America threatens bats in B.C.
Canadian Geographic - No one knew golden eagles in the Yukon and Alaska migrated, until an avid birder noticed something strange.
Trust approves $870,000 in environment grants
e-KNOW - From counting bird species to increasing composting, 32 projects from around the Columbia Basin will address environmental well-being thanks to $870,000 from Columbia Basin Trust Environment Grants.
Canadian Geographic - The bison's return is a step forward in the efforts of some Indigenous groups to reconnect with an animal that was central to their culture for millennia.
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Employment Opportunities
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Deadline - Until filled
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Deadline - Until filled
Parks Canada, Waterton Lakes Field Unite
Deadline - February 2, 2018
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Y2Y Appearances
Look for Y2Y staff presenting at or attending these upcoming events and conferences:
- Just Crazy Enough to Work part of the Speakeasy series at the University of Calgary's Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning, Jan. 25, Calgary, Alberta
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