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December 16, 2015
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Top Story

Global News - Along a pristine landscape on Alberta's Highway 3, at Crowsnest Pass, a number of organizations, including Road Watch and Y2Y, are working together to help bighorn sheep and other wildlife cross the highway safely.
 
Y2Y In The News

Orion Magazine - With background from Y2Y Co-founder Harvey Locke and Karsten Heuer, Senior Advisor and former President, the story delves into Y2Y's history and progress, and offers an in-depth look at our work throughout the region.
 
Also In The News.... 

Bird and wildlife habitat protected in Smith, Mission Valleys
Flathead Beacon More than 300 acres of bird and wildlife habitat were recently conserved as easements in the Smith and Mission valleys after two separate landowners partnered with the nonprofit Flathead Land Trust.

Caribou still under threat despite changing political climate
CBC - A report by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society shows the woodland caribou are still under threat across the country, but the group believes a change in the political landscape is reason for optimism.

CBC Yukon First Nations and environmental groups are launching a final appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada over the Peel watershed land-use plan. 

Wolf collaring draws concerns from wildlife photographer
Calgary Herald - A well-known wildlife photographer is raising both ethical and practical concerns about the decision by Parks Canada to collar five wolves.
  
Highline Magazine - An article featuring biologist Tony Clevenger and his Y2Y-supported research on wolverines: a multi-year effort to track these elusive predators and understand how they are affected by highways and other barriers.
 
            
The Guardian Of 88,000 actions assessed by the Fish and Wildlife Service, only two triggered more significant action in past seven years, new study finds.

Employment Opportunities

Position - Conservation Data Specialist
Organization - Defenders of Wildlife
Deadline - Until filled

Position - National Grants Contract Coordinator
Organization - Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Deadline - December 16, 2015 
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Position - Co-Director
Organization - Earthfire Institute
Deadline - Until filled
Go to Y2Y's website for a full list of employment opportunities.

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