Slide 2: Banff National Park aerial wildlife crossing. Parks Canada/Allie BantingSlide 3: ©Harvey Locke
BanffSlide 4: A grizzly bear sow walks in a field in Grand Teton National Park. NPS/Adams
a scale that nature demands
The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) drives conservation solutions at the scale that nature demands. We work to maintain natural connections for wildlife, for people and nature, communities and culture, for habitat and waterways.
From the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem all the way to Yukon Territory, we strive to connect and protect enough space for a wide range of species to roam, feed, and reproduce.
the region
Spanning five American states, two Canadian provinces, two Canadian territories, and at least 75 Indigenous territories, the Yellowstone to Yukon region is unlike any other in the world. This incredible landscape of over half a million square miles — or 1.3M square kilometers — represents the most intact large mountain region in North America.
We know that keeping this vital region intact is the best way to tackle the loss of biodiversity and a changing climate. Y2Y’s work addresses the needs of the region’s wildlife and people, giving animals freedom to roam and protecting habitat for grizzly bears, caribou, wolves, and more.
New research: North America’s Rockies are the world’s most intact mountain system
New research reveals North America’s Rockies as the world’s most intact, least developed mountain system.
Donor spotlight: Samantha is building a better future with Y2Y — and so can you
It’s easy to see why people who live, work and play in the Yellowstone to Yukon region would be inspired to give to Y2Y. But what motivates donors who live further afield to contribute to our cause?
Reconnecting a grizzly bear superhighway
Reconnecting the Rockies is a homegrown solution to decreasing wildlife-vehicle collisions on Highway 3 through southern Alberta and B.C.
