Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative

Founded in 1993, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative is a non-governmental organisation based in Canmore, Canada working on nature & wildlife conservation, environment & climate, community development.

Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) is a collaborative conservation organisation linking a U.S. non-profit and a Canadian public charity. It works to connect and protect wildlife habitat and corridors along the Rocky Mountain spine, spanning roughly 3,400 km from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in the south to the Yukon Territory in the north, across the U.S.-Canada border. Its work includes land and habitat protection, including private land conservation; wildlife crossings and highway safety; restoration of damaged landscapes; policy and government engagement at local, state, provincial, federal and Indigenous levels; and community coexistence work between people and wildlife. Y2Y reports working with more than 800 partners, including conservation groups, landowners, businesses, government agencies, Indigenous governments and scientists. It states that its work takes place on Indigenous lands and incorporates Indigenous and local knowledge. The organisation is headquartered in Canmore, Alberta, with a U.S. office in Bozeman, Montana. Its Canadian entity is a registered charity and its U.S. entity holds 501 tax-exempt status.