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As bears wake up, Yukoners get prepared - Yukon News
Educational event in downtown Whitehorse teaches bear safety.
N.W.T. and Yukon partner with tick monitoring app | CBC News
A tick tracking app that recently became available to residents in the N.W.T. and Yukon allows residents to report tick sightings. It also helps people identify what type of tick they’ve found.
Avian flu reported in the Yukon - Yukon News
Public advised to report sightings of ill or dead birds
Avian flu outbreaks in B.C. and Alberta causing concern in Yukon | CBC News
No case of avian flu has been reported in the territory yet but with spring migration, the possibility of it spreading here is real, says the acting program veterinarian with the Yukon government’s animal health unit. She offers tips to keep poultry safe.
The Yukon’s wild sheep and goats need space this spring - Yukon News
Lambing and kidding season is a vulnerable time for the animals. Read on for some areas to avoid.
Linking protected areas from Yellowstone to the Yukon shows the value of conserving large landscapes, not just isolated parks and preserves
Parks and refuges are important for conservation, but without connections, they’re like islands. Linking them by protecting land in between makes it possible for wildlife to move over bigger areas.
Record snowpack signals ‘very high’ flood potential in the Yukon, hydrologist says - Yukon News
Holly Goulding said timing, locations of flood risk will depend on how spring weather unfolds
Yukon man, company found guilty in 2018 case where bears fed on unsecured cooking grease | CBC News
A Yukon man and his company have been found guilty of charges related to cooking grease stored outside at two Whitehorse properties that attracted bears and led to three animals being euthanized.
Whitehorse Daily Star: Bison hunt data released
Yukon hunters harvested 273 bison this past season, which closed March 31.