Recent polar bear death in Alaska highlights concerns on avian flu spread in Yukon
Whitehorse, YT - Despite low avian flu case counts the Yukon Department of Environment is voicing some concern...
Source: ckrw.com
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Neighbour frustrated by years-long project to clean up Whitehorse property
Officials with the City of Whitehorse say they're nearing the final cleanup of a polluted site in Porter Creek, but Kimpton Gagnon, who lives nearby, is running out of patience.
Source: cbc.ca
Whitehorse man charged under Wildlife Act for alleged failure to clean up used cooking oil, garbage in Burwash
A Whitehorse man previously fined for leaving used cooking oil outside at two properties — a situation that ultimately led conservation officers to euthanize three food-habituated bears — is facing a new set of wildlife and waste charges.
Source: cbc.ca
Drunk birds? Wildlife officials share warning to watch out for feathery friends
Some bird species, notably cedar waxwings and American robins “often eat fruit that has started to rot and ferment,” officials said.
Source: journalnow.com
Yukon man fined $11K, banned from hunting for 8 years after illegally killing elk, lying about it
Marc Meyer pleaded guilty to two counts of hunting elk in an area where he wasn’t permitted to and one count of making false or misleading statements about the kills — offences under the territorial Wildlife Act — in a Whitehorse courtroom on March 25
Source: cbc.ca