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Some placer mining cabins in the Yukon’s vast backcountry are coming under closer scrutiny by First Nations who say it’s time to revamp the laws.
Biden administration recommends major Alaska oil project | CBC News
The Biden administration released a long-awaited study Wednesday that recommends allowing a major oil development on Alaska’s North Slope that supporters say could boost U.S. energy security but that climate activists decry as a “carbon bomb.”
Yukon assessment board says no to mining exploration project in the Peel watershed | CBC News
The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) has recommended against a mining project in the Peel.
First Nation declares protected area in northern B.C.’s Taku River watershed | CBC News
The Taku River Tlingit First Nation in Atlin, B.C., has declared a vast swath of its traditional territory in northern B.C. off-limits to mining and other extractive-resource development.
New network for Indigenous land guardians welcomed in North | CBC News
A new national initiative aimed at helping Indigenous communities protect their lands and water is a “win-win for everyone,” according to some northerners.
Grizzly bears test positive for bird flu in Montana, officials say - East Idaho News
(CNN) — Three grizzly bears were euthanized in Montana after they became ill and tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, according to the state’s Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks. These were the first documented cases of bird flu in a grizzly in Montana and the fi…
Whitehorse Daily Star: Plan doesn’t respect our interests: First Nations
The Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in and the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun are expressing strongly-worded “disappointment and discouragement” with the Yukon government’s policy for managing wetlands.
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.