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After a century, the bison are back in Banff National Park

Calgary Herald  - After 140 years, plains bison are once again roaming their historical range in Banff's Eastern Slopes.

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Creative solutions to protect water, wildlife, and a warming city

Yes! Magazine  - Y2Y's President and Chief Scientist Jodi Hilty is featured in this 20th anniversary issue, discussing creative solutions to making communities more sustainable.

 

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B.C. Government pledges $27 million to help survival of northern caribou

The Province  - The provincial government announces $27 million in funding over the next three years for caribou recovery efforts in B.C.

More work needed to protect grizzly bears from trains, says conservationist

Global News -WildCanada Conservation Alliance's Jim Pissot says the five-year study on grizzlies from Parks Canada and CP is impressive but must go further

Banff's Boss of bears may be railroading others off tracks         

CBC  - The Nature Conservancy of Canada announces a new 134-hectare wetland conservation project which they say will protect some of the area's most important kokanee spawning locations.

Land-use agreement complements 3,000 acres protected near Whitefish

Flathead Beacon  -  A $9.5 million, 7,068-acre conservation easement has been finalized for the Trumbull Creek area north of Columbia Falls, Montana.

Popular landscaping bush kills wildlife in Idaho's Treasure Valley

Idaho Statesman  - Yew poisoning has been cited as the cause of death for elk, pronghorn and deer this winter as more wild animals than usual have filtered into populated areas in search of food that isn't covered with snow.

Montana Standard  - S everal different public surveys have found that roughly 68 percent of people in the Rocky Mountain states say they want the Trump administration to protect clean water, clean air and wildlife viewing opportunities.

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