The Government of Yukon and the Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board have developed a draft conservation plan for grizzly bears in the territory. The draft plan presents a 25-year vision for grizzly bears in Yukon, and outlines the conservation actions recommended to achieve this vision.

It is important to have a plan to conserve grizzly bears because they can be very slow to recover from population declines—grizzly bears are sensitive to human disturbance, and changes to their habitat. Across Canada, the health of grizzly populations varies, with some considered stable (as is the case in most of Yukon) and others declining or gone. In areas where conflicts between humans and bears are common, grizzly bear populations are more likely to decline.

We have developed this draft plan in partnership with the Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board over the past 2.5 years.