Canada's Silent Gold Rush - Tom Clynes

For many Americans, gold rushes are relegated to California's 19th century history books, but Tom Clynes says that one is quietly happening right now in Canada's Yukon Territory. With so much wealth at their disposal, the Yukon's government is reconsidering their land use agreement with local native tribes that originally pledged as much as 80 percent of the Peel watershed region set aside for conservation. The government is now defining "preserve" as a distinctly less-than-pristine natural wilderness, but Clynes remains optimistic that conservation groups can win some victories in the name of nature. Clynes further explains the issue in National Geographic's February, 2014 issue.