Moose

At the Preserve

Our collection:

3 . 2 . 0
Male Female Young

Our Habitat:

48.5
Acres

Photos from the Preserve:

Articles from the Preserve:

JB the Moose

6 minute readOn August 15th 2024 the Preserve's Animal Care team with the support of one of our veterinarians', Dr. Julianna Campbell made the difficult decision to say goodbye to JB the moose. Her condition had declined rapidly over the last 6 weeks when our team...

Moose Hair Loss Study

This article was originally published in The Preserve Post newsletter in Spring 2019. In April 2022 Emily et al., published a paper Improving Widescale Monitoring of Ectoparasite Presence in Northern Canadian Wildlife with the Aid of Citizen Science on this project....

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...

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....

What’s That Scat?

4 minute read. As we are out enjoying some of the many trails the Yukon has to offer, we often have to watch our step to make sure we’re not putting our boots in something smelly! These unexpected trail obstacles can be great indicators of whose habitat we are walking...

A Helping Hoof

5 min read / photo essay - We do our best to provide large, safe habitats for all the Preserve's residents. But accidents still happen. One of the most common reasons you'll see an animal limping is due to sprains from Arctic Ground Squirrel holes. But, typically...

A-Moosing Move

Early on Thursday morning (October 22), during those chilly hours before we are open to the public, the Animal Care team successfully moved the little male moose calf; walking from his temporary off-display habitat to the public viewing area near our other 4 moose. Now you might be wondering how that happens, and safely

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...

Misunderstood Moose

5 min read - You have most likely heard the phrase “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover”, implying that captivating stories can be hidden behind bland book covers. Similarly, at one time or another many of us have been judged or have judged others based on their outward...

Fall In to Autumn

5 minute read -  Autumn is a season of change! It’s the bridge which helps us transition from summer towards winter. What a beautiful bridge it is, with leaves blazing colour in vibrant hues of red, orange and yellow. Fireweed has flowered and the leaves are crimson....

Resources

General Overviews

Moose in the Yukon from Department of Environment, Yukon Government.

This page has all the basics for moose in the Yukon, including Tracks, scat, range and more!

Moose Page from Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.

A well researched (and cited), more detailed overview of moose biology / life history. Not Yukon specific but a great starting place.

Yukon Specific Research 

Yukon Winter Tick Monitoring – Moose

This is citizen science based project that is a collarboation between Environment Yukon and researchers at the University of Toronto. A goal to find out more about winter ticks (not just moose but on other ungulates also) and where they could be in future given the effects of climate change. The Preserve moose were a control (known to not have ticks) and trail camera were set up to show no infection. You can read more about the article by Emily Chenery here.

Moose a Relateively new species to the Yukon – 

Read the story shared by Yukon News including interview with local paleontologist Grant Zazula on a recently published paper about the history of moose in Yukon. 

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