Learning with Y2Y A teacher’s and parent’s guide to learning about bears and ecology, based on current work done for the Yellowstone to Yukon initiative. Courtesy of Y2Y. For more activities on biodiversity and Y2Y, visit the CPAWS web site. An Uncertain Future Map-reading activities teach students about the change in distribution of carnivores in North America. Students then predict the probable and preferred futures for the Grizzly bear. Disperse or Decease In the role of their favorite animal, students try to disperse (migrate) into new habitat areas – or deal with the horrible consequences! Grizzly Bears Need Friends, Too Students assume the role of town planners as they try to plan town expansion in a narrow valley – without destroying the valley ecosystem. THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON!   Bears of Banff In this simulation game students assume the role of Grizzlies as they try to meet their basic needs – and reproduce! – in a troubled national park. Turning Parks Into Islands Students review recent studies by conservation biologists that tell disquieting stories of what happens to parks that become isolated islands of habitat. They then view the effects of incremental development around a park, and then assume the role of park managers as they grapple with some developments proposed for the area.

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