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How a Yukon town lives alongside grizzly bears | The Narwhal
Haines Junction sits in one of Yukon’s densest grizzly bear corridors. Indigenous Knowledge and decades of prevention are helping people and bears coexist
Bering Sea heat wave cited as trigger for nosedive in Yukon River chinook salmon
The heat wave was accompanied by a dramatic increase in deaths of older juvenile and adult chinook that, had they survived, would have returned from the ocean to freshwater spawning grounds, new research found.
Yukon Energy fish hatchery uses helicopter to complete 2026 salmon release
Staff from the Whitehorse Rapids Fish Hatchery together with partners at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), andKwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN), conducted their annual release of salmon fry
Data shows higher than expected returns for Chinook Salmon on the Yukon River - Yukon News
According to DFO data, more than 27,000 Chinook have likely crossed into Canadian waters this summer
Yukon trappers, government urge Etsy to reconsider fur ban
The Yukon Trappers Association is calling on online marketplace Etsy to reconsider its recent move to ban the use of fur products.
Yukon wildlife board to review outfitting quota system
The Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board says it’s gearing up to launch an independent review of the outfitting quota system next year.
Whitehorse Daily Star: Hunter posted photos of kill on Facebook
An Alaskan hunter is looking at a possible fine of $12,500 after pleading guilty to shooting a Fannin sheep in the Yukon four years ago and claiming it was an American ram.
Yukon constructing safety berm at mine site where cyanide spilled into environment - APTN News
The Yukon government says it has started constructing a safety berm at the Eagle Gold…
Yukon gov’t fires back at former Victoria Gold official over Eagle mine response | CBC News
The Yukon government is firing back at a former Victoria Gold official who’s accused the territory of having a double standard around the response to the Eagle mine heap leach failure earlier this summer.