E42 — Dr. Jodi Hilty: Rewilding at Scale from Yellowstone to Yukon

Send us Fan MailRewilding isn’t about nostalgia — it’s about scale.In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott sits down with Dr. Jodi Hilty, President and Chief Scientist of the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y), to explore one of the most ambitious conservation visions on Earth: reconnecting 2,000 miles of wild landscape from Yellowstone National Park to the Yukon.Dr. Hilty explains why isolated parks are no longer enough, how wildlife corridors, overpasses, and private lands keep ecosystems functioning, and why large carnivores like wolves, wolverines, and grizzly bears are essential to biodiversity, climate resilience, and even carbon storage. Along the way, she shares stories of wolves crossing international borders, pronghorn migrations shaped by predators, and the real, practical work of helping ranchers coexist with carnivores.This is a conversation about conservation that works with people instead of against them — grounded in science, cooperation, and long-term thinking.Learn more about Yellowstone to Yukon at https://www.y2y.netFor updates, bonus content, and behind-the-scenes notes from Naturally Scott, subscribe here: https://naturallyscott.kit.com/5fd12c6752