Yellowstone to Yukon

July 15, 2006 – February 18, 2007

PHOTO EXHIBITION EXPLORES AMBITIOUS WILDLIFE CORRIDOR INITIATIVE
FROM AMERICAN WEST TO CANADA
SHOWCASING MAGNIFICENT LANDSCAPES AND THREATS TO WILD ANIMALS

Wokkpash Valley

Photo by Wayne Sawchuk.

Yellowstone to Yukon, an enthralling exhibition of over 40 full-color photographs, opens July 15, 2006, at the American Museum of Natural History. On view through February 18, 2007, the exhibition showcases the diverse flora, fauna, and geology of the North American West—from Wyoming to the Yukon Territory—with lush images of breathtaking landscapes and spectacular wildlife. These photographs take viewers on an unrestricted journey through the wilderness as well as the rapidly developing areas of the Yellowstone to Yukon region to explore an ambitious corridor initiative, which connects habitats so that wide-ranging animals can travel unimpeded and co-exist with human structures and development.

Trumpeter swans flying

Photo by Thomas Mangelsen.

The Yellowstone to Yukon corridor is one of the few areas in North America where most of the animals native to the region are still found, including cutthroat trout, bison, grizzly bears, trumpeter swans, bighorn sheep, caribou, lynx, wolves, and wolverines. The animals use the landscape on a vast scale, necessitating a proportionately large-scale conservation effort. The photographs on display illustrate some challenges and current solutions for reconciling human and economic development with wildlife conservation. The exhibition depicts, for example, wild animals that have wandered into suburban yards as well as animals crossing the terrain at road level, which is hazardous to both the animals and drivers attempting to navigate the roadways. Juxtaposed against these stark scenes of humans' interaction with the wild are images of animals using "wildlife overpasses and underpasses" constructed for the animals' safe passage, demonstrating innovative conservation efforts in the region.

Coyote

Photo by Thomas Mangelsen

Eleanor Sterling, Director of the Museum's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, curates the installation of Yellowstone to Yukon at the Museum. Some of the photographs in this exhibition were taken from the book Yellowstone to Yukon: Freedom to Roam (Mountaineers Books, 2005), which is for sale in the Museum Shop for $34.95.

This exhibition was developed by the American Museum of Natural History's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation in concert with the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative and the Wilburforce Foundation and is made possible by their support. Additional generous support has been provided by the Henry P. Kendall Foundation, the National Parks Conservation Association, and the Woodcock Foundation.

Yellowstone to Yukon is free with suggested Museum admission.

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