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Yukon Collaboration Sweater

Yukon Collaboration Sweater

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...

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Peashrub Pull

Peashrub Pull

3 min read -What's happening to the bushes beside the bison habitat? These bushes are Siberian peashrub (Caragana arborescens). They are also known as the pea-tree or caragana. This species doesn’t belong here; it is an invasive species. Yukon Wildlife Preserve...

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Arctic Fox Passes Away

Arctic Fox Passes Away

6 minute readIt is with a heavy heart that announce the passing of the Yukon Wildlife Preserve’s lone Arctic Fox. She was 14 years old. After her most recent check-up our Animal Care Team made the difficult decision to euthanize her on July 23rd. Her condition had...

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Annual Report for 2022-23

Annual Report for 2022-23

Contents About the Preserve in 2022-23 President's Report Treasurer's Report Executive Director's Report Operations Report Animal Care Report Wildlife Rehabilitation Report Visitors Services Report Education and Programing Report The Preserve in 2023-24 AGM Details...

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Swallow Bugs – Nasty Migratory Hitchhikers

Swallow Bugs – Nasty Migratory Hitchhikers

3 min read - Recently the south Yukon has welcomed back the aerial acrobats of the swallow family. Barn, Cliff and Tree swallows are once again maneuvering through our back yards in search for mosquitos and other insects to eat. YAY SWALLOWS! Watching these acrobatic...

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Faces of the Preserve: Doug

Faces of the Preserve: Doug

12 min read - It takes passion and love for Yukon’s wild spaces and the wildlife that inhabit it, to support the Yukon Wildlife Preserve - a non-profit organization dedicated to the education and protection of Yukon’s natural spaces.  Meet our Wildlife Interpreter...

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Artist Series Trucker Hats

Artist Series Trucker Hats

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...

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Those Things On Their Heads – Antlers Vs. Horns

Those Things On Their Heads – Antlers Vs. Horns

10 minute read - In our modern language usage, some terms or words may be incorrectly applied when describing an item. For example: some people do not always distinguish between horns and antlers where they incorrectly refer to all animal headgear as horns. Antlers...

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Treats for Santa’s Reindeer?

Treats for Santa’s Reindeer?

7 minute read -What will you leave out for Santa on Christmas eve? Milk and cookies are a classic (in North America anyway, I was surprised to find that traditions vary dramatically around the world). But more importantly. What do you plan to leave out for Santa’s...

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Bou, the caribou who flew

Bou, the caribou who flew

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...

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Face to Face With the Wild: Kids

Face to Face With the Wild: Kids

5 minute read It’s a warm and sunny Wednesday in July. After driving past Jesse the moose, some handsome sheep, and innumerable little squirrels I step off the bus with 22 eager campers following. We’re just about to head out for a little walk. But then... I catch one...

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Annual Report for 2021-22

Annual Report for 2021-22

Contents About the Preserve in 2021-22 President's Report Executive Director's Report Operations Report Animal Care Report Wildlife Rehabilitation Report Visitors Services Report Education and Programing Report The Preserve in 2022-23 AGM Details Tuesday, July 12th,...

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