Yukon Wildlife Preserve

The Yukon Wildlife Preserve is just outside of Whitehorse and well worth a visit. Within its700 acre site, subdivided into distinct and variable habitats, are many of the large animals that live in the Yukon. They include Wood Bison, Elk, Woodland Caribou, Moose, Mule Deer, Muskoxen, Lynx, Arctic and Red Fox, Mountain Goat and Thin Horned Sheep. The Arctic Ground Squirrels and Snowshoe Hare are allowed to roam free. A 5 km road runs through the preserve and you can walk it or take a guided bus tour. We walked at a leisurely pace, stopping often to view the animals. Three and a half hours later we had managed to see all of the animals except for the foxes. The preserve also takes in injured, sick or orphaned wildlife in order to aid their recovery and return to the wild.Read more