Winter 2025

Newsletter Archive

Advancing Ecological Connectivity along the South Eastern Slopes

The Miistakis Institute is the proud recipient of a recently announced Parks Canada National Program for Ecological Corridors grant. Together with our partners, Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Biodiversity Pathways, the University of British Columbia, and the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, this grant will enhance corridor conservation by informing data needs, addressing policy gaps and improving management and planning in corridors.

“We are incredibly honoured to receive the Parks Canada Ecological Corridors grant, which will help us take a critical step forward in conserving ecological connectivity in the Rocky Mountains. We congratulate Parks Canada on their leadership and commitment to support the conservation of ecological corridors within and between protected areas. To safeguard Canada’s biodiversity and ensure climate resilient landscapes we need to maintain ecological connectivity through the delineation, management and restoration of ecological corridors. This grant will allow us to expand our research of wildlife movement, improve policy integration and strengthen partnerships to ensure wildlife can move safely and freely across human dominated landscapes. Our work will not only benefit southern Alberta but will serve as a model for ecological corridor governance across Canada”. Danah Duke, Executive Director, Miistakis Institute