CONSERVATION NEWS
October 5, 2016


Your weekly compilation of Y2Y conservation news stories from national, regional and local newspapers.


 
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Top Story
Y2Y In The News
Science News
Also In The News
Employment Opportunities
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Top Story

The Guardian  - The fate of the Peel watershed in northern Yukon is at the centre of an extended legal battle between the territorial government and First Nations.

Y2Y In The News

Globe and Mail - Wood Buffalo National Park was named to UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1983 because of its outstanding natural significance. Now, some advocacy groups, including Y2Y, say that status could be at risk.
Science News

Christian Science Monitor - Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society used satellite and survey data to conclude that human interference has led to a 10 percent decline in wilderness on Earth over the last few decades.

PLoS ONE  - The goal of this study was to emphasize the importance of using a proper tool to model connectivity with key information such as behavioural and dispersal ecology data of the target species.
 
Also In The News....

New York Times - The only caribou left in the contiguous United States are in northern Idaho where they number about a dozen and live deep in the forests of the jagged Selkirk Mountains, near the Canadian border.
 
Flathead Beacon  - U.S. wildlife officials have determined that greater protections are needed for two rare alpine insects found high in the glacial-fed streams of Glacier National Park.

CTV News  -  A study suggests hungry grizzly bears drawn to bountiful berry crops in southeastern British Columbia are dying in disturbing numbers.
 
Calgary Herald - Dozens of First Nations and tribes who have signed a historic Buffalo Treaty are calling on Alberta to classify bison as wildlife.

Crag and Canyon - "The Last of the Buffalo Return to the Wild" is a collection of essays and texts written by Y2Y co-founder and strategic advisor, Harvey Locke.

The taming of the wild
The American Scholar - As we celebrate the centenary of the National Park Service, a meditation on "the best idea that America ever had." 

Employment Opportunities

Position - 2017 Montana Legislative Assistant
Organization - Montana Environmental Information Center
Deadline  - October 21, 2016, or until filled

Position  - Donor Relations and Communications Associate
Organization - Alberta Council for Environmental Education
Deadline  - October 12, 2016

Position  - Bridger-Teton Community Organizer
Organization  - Wyoming Wilderness Association
Deadline  - Until filled

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