Securing Wildlife Habitat
The vast landscape of Greater Yellowstone, with its craggy ranges, thick lodgepole pine forests, lush alpine meadows, and windswept sagebrush steppe, is home to a diverse array of wildlife.
Grizzly bears, elk, pronghorn, and wolves are just a few of the animals that call this region home. The streams and rivers threading the ecosystem sustain native trout, beavers, and myriad insects. From the smallest caddis fly to the mightiest bison, the creatures of Yellowstone are all sustained by access to secure habitat.
The vital and connected wildlife habitat within Greater Yellowstone is under persistent threat from degradation. Roads and trails cut through once-intact forests, recreators push deeper into remote mountains, subdivisions crop up on what was once open ranch land, roadways block animals’ access to seasonal ranges and interrupt daily movement; increasingly, wildlife are cut off from the lands and waters necessary to meet their needs.
The Greater Yellowstone Coalition is committed to protecting wildlife habitat within Greater Yellowstone. Through advocacy, partnership, collaboration, on-the-ground restoration projects, and more, we work hard to ensure the landscape that supports such an incredible array of wildlife remains connected and intact.
