5 min read / poemBou, the caribou who flew The caribou is just the sameAs reindeer, just another name Why 2 names, I hear you cry?Well, only reindeer can fly Santa bestowed a magic giftThat gave reindeer enchanted lift Bou, the caribou would roamAcross the snow around...
Lindsay Caskenette Articles
Rehab Squirrels are Seriously Cute!
4 minute read - Whether a squirrel or a bear, the Preserve provides care to Yukon's most vulnerable animals. These squirrels are learning important life lessons and are seriously cute, hungry, picky and really sleepy actually!Lindsay joined the Wildlife Preserve team...
Muskox – I’m a Survivor!
4 minute read - The muskox is an adaptable animal. In the face of climate change a generalist diet with a slow metabolism helped this species survive through the last ice age and to today while other megafauna, like woolly mammoths, went extinct. During Beringia there...
Golden Eagle Gets Second Chance
Photo credit: L. CaskenetteA golden eagle was admitted Wednesday evening, November 24th 2021, to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre. This individual, who is quite a bit bigger than the last golden eagle in our care, was found by a member of the public in the middle...
Meet The North: The Gift that Keeps Giving!
Each of the last 2 years we have had the immense pleasure of connecting with northerners passionate about promoting local, connecting people and place and supporting the Yukon Wildlife Preserve and Yukon's wildlife. The team is back again this year with new, special...
Northern Neck Tubes
6 min readThe Visitor Services team is working hard to connect with local artist to bring the connections to nature home with you. We strongly feel that by taking the time to explore these partnerships we can create unique items that guests to the Preserve can take...
Northern Wildlife Inspired Artwork
5 min read These mugs have literally been years in the making. Lindsay, Manager of Visitor Services has been working with local ceramic's artist Astrid Kruse to create something exceptionally unique for the Yukon Wildlife Preserve and its visitors. The Visitor...
Hungry Hungry Hipp… Moose!
2 minutes video plus short introduction and photo timeline.He's hungry - drinking 4pints of milk replacer in 1 minute and 37seconds. This happens 5 times a day! On May 24, 2021, the Yukon Wildlife Preserve received a baby male moose from Conservation Officer Services....
Busy Times & Hungry Critters in Care
This story was originally published July 10 2021 in the e-blast newsletter to Yukon Wildlife Preserve's membership. Are you a member but don't receive these email Newsletters? Contact us at info@yukonwildlife.ca to update your email preferences.Mew Gull x2 Location...