Realizing the Vision Change Our Story Mind the Gap The Spine of the Continent: Protecting Grizzly Bears The Spine of the Continent is a landscape conservation initiative named for the entire Rocky Mountain expanse from the Yukon down through Mexico. Grizzly bears are a key species in this area. By Mary Ellen Hannibal, February 2013 As climate change encroaches, animals and plants around the globe are having their habitats pulled out from under them. At the same time, human de