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Bears are awake: keep them wild and alive
May 8, 2020
Bears are awake. Clean up your property and carry bear spray.
Important information about the 2020 hunting season
April 16, 2020
Permit Hunt Authorization application dates and important hunting regulation changes for 2020–21 announced.
Parks and campgrounds opening delayed until June
April 6, 2020
Yukon territorial parks and campground opening and sale of camping permits postponed until June due to COVID-19. Decision will be reassessed in May.
Special guide licence application period delayed
March 27, 2020
Special guide licence lottery application period is being delayed and reassessed before June, but permit hunt authorization will continue as planned.
Government of Yukon launches online water well registry
March 4, 2020
Government of Yukon launches new, user-friendly water well registry.
Fortymile caribou herd hunting opportunity opening
December 31, 2019
Licensed harvest on Fortymile caribou to open for first time in Yukon since 1995.
Yukon Water Strategy final report presented in Carcross
November 29, 2019
The final report for the Yukon Water Strategy Action Plan highlights work done since 2014.
Feedback sought on draft climate change, energy and green economy strategy
November 14, 2019
Let us know what you think of Our Clean Future: A Yukon strategy for climate change, energy and a green economy.
Grizzly bear conservation plan released
October 21, 2019
Conservation plan was developed in partnership with the Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board.
Draft Yukon parks strategy open for comment
September 3, 2019
The Government of Yukon is asking for comments on a draft Yukon parks strategy.