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- 1Yellowstone to Yukon wildlife corridor marks decades of reconnection●In 1993, a project set out to reconnect wildlife habitat from Yellowstone to Canada's Yukon; its partners
Launched in 1993, the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative set out to reconnect wildlife habitat across a vast corridor stretching from Yellowstone National Park to Canada's Yukon. Its partners have worked across borders to link protected areas so animals like grizzly bears and wolves can move freely. The effort is being highlighted as one of the world's most ambitious landscape-scale conservation projects.
- 2Needleworm outbreak defoliates nearly 2,900 hectares of Banff National Park●Needleworm outbreak leaves nearly 2,900 hectares of Banff National Park defoliated
An outbreak of needleworms has stripped leaves from nearly 2,900 hectares of forest in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. Parks officials are monitoring the infestation, which has caused widespread defoliation in the park's conifer and mixed forests. The event is drawing attention as another example of insect outbreaks affecting Western Canada's mountain parks.