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Britain's Prince William reveals finalists for Earthshot environmental prize

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Kirka, D. (2026, September 18). Britain's Prince William reveals finalists for Earthshot environmental prize. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/britain-s-prince-william-reveals-finalists-for-earthshot-environmental-prize/article_553130b1-0ec1-5b39-8d5a-12b16b33e7fe.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-18 · by Danica Kirka

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The article discusses the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, which aims to maintain a continuous migration route for wildlife across the Rocky Mountains from Wyoming to northwestern Canada. The initiative collaborates with local communities, ranchers, and governments to protect natural habitats and construct crossings like overpasses and underpasses to aid animal movement through human-developed areas.
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Prince William announced the finalists for the Earthshot environmental prize in London, including a Canadian project focused on wildlife conservation. The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) is one of three finalists in the Protect & Restore Nature category and aims to create an unfettered migration route for wildlife from Yellowstone National Park in the U.S. to Canada's Yukon, covering a 3,400-kilometer habitat corridor. Y2Y has already protected around 25 million hectares of land across both countries and works with local people and governments to build overpasses, underpasses, and fencing for wildlife crossings. The five category winners will each receive £1 million (approximately $1.9 million CAD) at a ceremony in Mumbai in November 2026.

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📰 Earthshot Environmental Prize Finalists
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“The articles describe different aspects of a conservation project; Article A focuses on the concept and methods behind the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, while Article B reports that this initiative has been named a finalist for an environmental prize.”
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Danica Kirka
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Canada Indigenous LONDON Wyoming the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative

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Canada GPE · 1× Indigenous NORP · 1× LONDON GPE · 1× Wyoming GPE · 1× the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative ORG · 1×

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That’s the idea behind the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, which is working to keep the Rocky Mountains an unfettered migration route for wildlife from Wyoming to northwestern Canada.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-19
2026-09-19 · Toronto Star
Britain's Prince William reveals finalists for Earthshot environmental prize · assertive framing

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LONDON (AP) — How does a grizzly bear cross the road? asserted
bear → cross → road
That’s the idea behind the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, which is working to keep the Rocky Mountains an unfettered migration route for wildlife from Wyoming to northwestern Canada. asserted
Mountains → ’ → Canada
To do so, the group works with local people and governments throughout the region to protect wild lands and build overpasses, underpasses and fencing to help animals cross busy roads. asserted
animals → do → roads
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