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	What's New UNESCO World Heritage Committee Report (Jul 10) A report commissioned by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee is calling for a “conservation and wildlife management plan” for the transboundary Flathead. The report also recommends a new management plan for the Flathead River Valley that “gives priority to natural ecological values and wildlife conservation.”...  read more New Report: Highway 3: Transportation Mitigation for Wildlife and Connectivity in the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem (Jul/10) In partnership with Miistakis Institute for the Rockies and Western Transportation Institute, the Y2Y Initiative has helped publish a report, Highway 3: Transportation mitigation for wildlife connectivity in the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem....  read more Alberta Designates Grizzly Bears a Threatened Species (Jun/10) June 3rd was an important day for grizzly bear recovery in Alberta. After years of delay, the government listed the bears as “Threatened” under Alberta’s Wildlife Act. ...  read more New Report Shows The Province is Not Doing Enough to Protect And Recover Alberta's Threatened Grizzly Bears (May10) The Alberta government is not following its own recovery plan to protect the province’s grizzly bear population, which will likely lead to population decline....  read more Recall of Grizzly Recovery Team: Cause of Optimism or Just More Hot Air? (Apr/10) A temporary recall of Alberta’s Grizzly Bear Recovery Team could be the long-awaited first step on the road to recovery for the province’s beleaguered grizzlies, or could alternatively be nothing more than a public relations exercise....  read more Y2Y Announces 2010 Partner Grant Recipients (Apr/10) Y2Y is announcing its 2010 Partner Grants Program recipients. Nineteen grants totaling $47,980 are being awarded to organizations in support of their conservation efforts within the Yellowstone to Yukon region....  read more Humans Killing Too Many Grizzly Bears in Alberta (Mar/10) Human caused deaths of grizzly bears in Alberta reached unsustainable levels in 2009. Alberta Sustainable Resource Development (SRD) reported that 17 grizzly bears were killed by humans in 2009 and almost that many again were relocated. Scientific research indicates that unknown poaching kills likely accounted for an additional five to eight undocumented grizzly bear mortalities....  read more Grizzly Bear Hunt Suspended for Another Year in Alberta (Mar/10) The Alberta government’s recent decision to suspend the province’s grizzly bear hunt for 2010 is good news for the bears. With a current population estimate of 691 bears in Alberta, the species requires legal protection from harm, not deliberate killing, say Alberta’s conservation organizations....  read more Grizzly Status Report Points to Need for Immediate Government Action on Recovery (Mar/10) An updated grizzly bear status report released by the Alberta government confirms shockingly low numbers of mature breeding grizzly bears in Alberta and highlights the urgency of reducing the number of grizzly deaths in the province....  read more BC Government Promises to Implement Mining Moratorium in Flathead Valley (Feb/10) During the Speech from the Throne, which officially opens the Legislature and sets the agenda for the coming session, the BC government announced its intention to prohibit any further exploration or development of coal, coalbed methane, oil or gas in the headwaters of the Flathead River....  read more Major New Report Calls for Managing 50% of BC for Climate/Conservation (Jan/10) A coalition of environmental organizations, including Y2Y, has released a report authored by Dr. Jim Pojar, senior forest ecologist, noting that intact forests play key roles in storing carbon, mitigating climate impacts and conserving biodiversity. The report calls on the B.C. government to implement a climate conservation strategy that includes managing at least 50 per cent of the province’s land base for these objectives....  read more Y2Y Comments on Draft Banff Park Management Plan (Nov/09) Banff National Park is a key part of the largest contiguous block of protected areas within the entire Y2Y region. Park managers recently published a draft management plan that will update the previous plan, published in 1997. Where the 1997 plan was focused on improving ecological integrity and connectivity, the current draft emphasizes increasing visitation by 2% per year....  read more Room to Move – Making The Yellowstone to Yukon Landscape Ready For Climate Change (Oct/09) Y2Y is currently working on a “Climate Change Readiness Program” to support Y2Y's globally significant biodiversity, and serve as a world-class model for other initiatives operating at a large landscape scale....  read more Wildsight and Y2Y Grateful for New Signs at Kootenay Pass (Sep/09) Wildsight and the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative are applauding the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI) for its recent efforts on behalf of road safety and mountain caribou protection. The MoTI installed wildlife crossing signs along a seven-kilometre stretch of “deadly” Highway 3. The signs could help reduce wildlife deaths and increase human safety at the summit of Kootenay Pass, where the highway crosses through critical mountain caribou winter range. ...  read more International RAVE to Document Canada’s Threatened Flathead River Valley (Jul/09) On July 18th a team of renowned photographers, videographers, writers, conservationists, and scientists joined forces to complete a Rapid Assessment Visual Expedition (RAVE) in the Flathead River Valley of British Columbia. The expedition is a project of the International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP); a Virginia based non-profit that works to empower global conservation efforts through photography. ...  read more UNESCO Votes to Send Mission to Canada to Investigate Threats to Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park (Jun/09) UNESCO's World Heritage Committee voted on June 26, 2009, to send a fact-finding mission to Canada to investigate threats to Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park posed by energy and mining proposals in BC's adjacent Flathead River Valley. ...  read more Nahanni Park Expansion Adds Piece of Yellowstone to Yukon Puzzle (Jun/09) The announcement on June 9, 2009, of a major expansion of Nahanni National Park Reserve is a significant success for Y2Y. Environment Minister Jim Prentice announced that the government will finalize legislation to expand the Reserve’s boundary from less than 5,000 sq km to more than 30,000 sq km....  read more