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Yukon

Conservation News

Tracking 25 years of massive land conservation effort

January 31, 2022

It was raining when researchers fit a female wolf with an Argos radio tracking collar in 1991—one of the first times the technology had been used in such a way. The team captured the wolf …

David Frey

For red squirrels, there is no winning personality

May 25, 2021

As April Martinig was studying red squirrel dispersal in the Yukon, she got to know the squirrels pretty well. Over time, she found, their behavior was pretty consistent. Squirrels that would hide from her always …

Joshua Rapp Learn

Wolves have been resilient since the Pleistocene

April 21, 2021

The climate began to change drastically in Yukon at the same time that a new invasive species was spreading across the continent, outcompeting large mammals that lived there and driving some of them to extinction. …

Dana Kobilinsky

For red squirrels, it’s good to know their neighbors

January 25, 2021

Even though red squirrels are a solitary species, knowing their neighbors can help them survive. “Solitary doesn’t mean asocial,” said Erin Siracusa, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Exeter. “Social relationships are important …

Joshua Rapp Learn

Wild Cam: Types of scavengers vary based on live prey abundance

August 12, 2020

It was the summer of 2015 in Yukon, Canada when Michael Peers and his fellow researchers deployed a trail camera near a snowshoe hare carcass to see what it might reveal. The team was working …

FYI News

For first time in 25 years, Fortymile herd open for hunting

January 6, 2020

As the Fortymile caribou herd populations booms, the Yukon government is allowing hunting of the herd for the first time since 1995. The government imposed a ban after the herd dropped to 6,500 caribou (Rangifer …

David Frey

A red squirrel dilemma: should they stay or should they go?

January 3, 2020

TWS member April Martinig can relate to red squirrels. Finding an apartment in Edmonton, Alberta is about as tough as it is for a squirrel in Yukon to find a place to nest. “They live …

FYI News

‘Squirrel Camp’ delves into Yukon squirrels’ behavior

April 18, 2019

Since the Kluane Red Squirrel Project opened in Canada’s Yukon in 1987, researchers have captured data on generations of North American red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) in the region. “What Jane Goodall did with chimpanzees and Dian …

Julia John

Study shows multilevel natural selection in red squirrels

August 4, 2017

North American red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) born earlier than those in nearby litters are more likely to survive because they get a head start on finding a vacant territory to store food for wintertime, suggests …

Jamila Blake

Warming temperatures allow beavers to occupy arctic tundra

June 16, 2017

Beavers (Castor canadensis) have started to move further north in Canada due to changing climate conditions. The beaver is a national symbol of Canada, but the species is not native to every part of the …

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