6 minute read - Banner image photo credit: Syd Cannings, iNaturalist Gram for gram, there are few creatures in the North that have the endurance, temerity and constitution equal to a Boreal Chickadee. An iconic small bird of the north, this species lives its entire...
Doug Caldwell Articles
Thinhorn Mountain Sheep
10 minute read - For a long time, it was believed that there are three distinct subspecies of thinhorn Mountain Sheep in North America each of these known as: Dall, Fannin and Stone. Each subspecies displayed different colouring of their coats where Dall would be pure...
The Antler and Breeding Cycle Featuring Moose
10 minute read - Deer species are hoofed, ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The primary deer species in the Yukon include: Moose - the largest of the species; Caribou, Elk and Mule and White-tailed Deer which have migrated in from Alberta and British...
Mountain Slopes – Yukon Wildlife Preserve
11 min read - The Yukon Wildlife Preserve features eleven iconic northern animal species, but if you look closely at each of the three primary habitats on the Preserve you’ll see many more species than “only” eleven. The three primary habitats include: grasslands,...
Wetlands Habitats – Yukon Wildlife Preserve
13 minute read - The Yukon Wildlife Preserve features eleven iconic northern animal species, but if you look closely at each of the three primary habitats on the Preserve you’ll see many more species than “only” eleven. The three primary habitats include: grasslands,...
Grassland Habitats – Yukon Wildlife Preserve
10 min read - The Yukon Wildlife Preserve features eleven iconic northern animal species, but if you look closely at each of the three primary habitats on the Preserve you’ll see many more species than "only" eleven. The three primary habitats include: grasslands,...





