Yukon government lays out new rules to protect sensitive wetlands | CBC News The Yukon government has unveiled a new wetlands policy, which leaders say will help steward some of the most ecologically-sensitive areas the territory has.
After 30 years in decline, Yukon’s Finlayson caribou herd may be on the upswing, gov’t says | CBC News For the first time in decades, Yukon’s Finlayson caribou herd appears to be growing in number. That’s according to recent population survey data from the territorial government.
The promise and peril of Canada’s approach to Indigenous protected areas | The Narwhal Canada needs to protect more land. There’s 500,000 square kilometres in proposed Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas. So what’s the holdup?
New study proposes to uncover where chinook salmon could be dying en route to Yukon | CBC News The state of Alaska is proposing new research to track dwindling chinook salmon numbers this spring, and it is possible the study could eventually extend into the Yukon.
‘A soul wound’: a First Nation built its culture around salmon. Now they have to fly it in frozen As chinook numbers migrating to Canada fall 95% to record lows, communities are resorting to importing fish to keep their traditions alive
The federal government is less likely to protect an at-risk fish if people like to eat it | The Narwhal When a fish is listed under the species at risk registry, federal protection measures kick in. But the vast majority of at-risk fish that are commercially valuable never get that designation, data shows
The future of hunting: Whitehorse children take part in workshop | CBC News The youth hunter education course offered children in Whitehorse the chance to learn basic hunting skills such as laws, territories, gun safety and how to survive in the woods.
Mining industry digs into alternative methods as climate risks rise | CBC News While no strangers to extreme weather, the growing risks from climate change are forcing the mining industry to take a hard look at their methods and how to prepare for the worst.
In Yukon, the dwindling Chinook salmon population threatens food security and livelihoods Yukon River Chinook have been in serious decline over the last decade and this year’s run is the worst on record
Digging for green minerals a priority for the North, says federal minister | CBC News The federal government is setting up conversations with all the provinces and territories to find out what they can work on, together, while moving toward a net-zero economy.