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200-1350 Railway Ave
Canmore, Alberta, Canada
T1W 1P6
Box 157
Bozeman, Montana,
United States 59771
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Top Story
Should we give up half of the Earth to wildlife?
The Guardian - Thinking big seems radical, but, "if you recognise the world as one that we share with wildlife, letting it have half of the Earth does not seem that much," says Harvey Locke from Nature Needs Half and cofounder of Y2Y.
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Y2Y in the News
Science - Scientists, industry officials, and environmentalists, including Y2Y's Aerin Jacob, give a mixed reception to a new plan to revamp how the Canadian government assesses the environmental impacts of development projects.
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Science News
Phys.org - A novel research approach by Oregon State University has resulted in a key step toward better protecting the fisher, an important forest predator that findings show is the dominant small carnivore when present.
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Also In The News....
Animals are losing their vagility, or ability to roam freely
New York Times - A new and growing field called "movement ecology" is casting light on the secretive movements of wildlife and how those habits are changing.
Why won't wolverines cross the road?
Canadian Geographic
- In shedding light on wolverines' aversion to roads, new research suggests the key to their conservation in Alberta.
Flathead Beacon - A coalition of public and private partners announced last week that 11 square miles of land will be added to the Stillwater State Forest, ensuring permanent public access while simultaneously protecting important wildlife habitat.
Montana's Wilderness Study Areas in dispute
Flathead Beacon - Sen. Daines' proposal to release nearly a half-million acres of protected land receives pushback from wilderness advocates and local stakeholders.
B.C. to continue wolf cull, despite warnings it won't save caribou
DeSmog - Despite widespread condemnation from conservation groups and scientists, the B.C. government is set to continue shooting wolves from helicopters in an attempt to save endangered mountain caribou herds from local extinction.
CBC - Ecology professor argues the interprovincial dispute is being driven by politics, not science.
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Employment Opportunities
Cabinet Purcell Mountain Corridor Project Coordinator
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Deadline - February 23, 2018
High Divide Program Coordinator
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Deadline - February 23, 2018
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Deadline - Until filled
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Y2Y Appearances
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