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  Rainbow at Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Montana
  A rainbow glows over Grinnel Peak and Swiftcurrent Lake near Many Glacier in Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Montana. New initiatives, like Peace Park Plus, hope to expand the national parks to include parts of the Flathead River Valley, which is one of the most important linkages between the United States and Canada.
  
  
  

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  Yellowstone Falls, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
  The Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks and surrounding national forest lands form the Great Yellowstone Ecosystem, the southern anchor point of Y2Y.
  
  
  

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  Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
  Mount Assiniboine is reflected in a pool of water at sunrise.
  "This is the context in which I see the Y2Y project: the beginning of a re-visioning of our home and our relationship with the rest of life on Earth" - David Suzuki
  
  
  

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  Snowy Owls, Tundra, Alaska
  Snowy owl parents split their chick-rearing duties. While the female stays with the chicks to feed them and protect them from the scavenging jaegers, the male goes out and hunts.
  
  
  

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  Gray Wolf howling, Banff National Park, Canada
  The gray wolf, once hunted to near extinction, is making a comeback. Their renewed presence is helping to restore natural predation on elk, which have been overpopulating their native habitat with detrimental ecological effects.
  
  
  

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  Pronghorns, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
  A pronghorn trio standing under the last rays of a setting sun.
  Pronghorns, like many free ranging animals, find fences crossing their migratory routes. While this remains a problem in many areas, new fence designs allow for easier passage of wild animals while still retaining cattle and horses.
  
  
  

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  Osprey, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
  Primarily a fish eater, an osprey brings its catch to a nest along the Yellowstone River in Southern Montana.
  
  
  

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  Coyotes, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
  This pair of coyotes had been curled up in the snow napping. Suddenly, the male arose to answer the call of a distant pack with a song, and his mate joined in.
  
  
  

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  Wolf Pups, Southeast Alaska
  While anchored in a lonely bay in southeast Alaska, I could hear the sound of a pack of wolves. After several days of waiting and positioning myself to get some photos, I found these two pups that had been sleeping near the waterline.
  
  
  

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  Bull Moose, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
  Portrait of a bull moose, with a full rack, walking through the shallow waters of a pond. Moose can often be seen browsing through shallow waters in search of the aquatic plants found in pristine lakes and rivers.
  
  
  

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