We can learn a lot about how an animal lived by studying them after death. Veterinarians from Animal Health and Protection invite you to witness a necropsy, offering a small insight to an animal’s life and death.

This event is not for the faint of heart. There are strong smells and some blood as we look at the internal organs of an animal. Safety equipment including lab coats are provided and all participants will be given a short tour of the lab and safety briefing.

Space is limited so you must register for this event. Registration opens 2 weeks before the event.

This Valentine’s Day themed evening is all about healthy relationships. We’ll kick it off with “I’m lichen it!” all about the fungi and algae that come together to create an entirely new organism: lichen. Yukon Conservation Data Centre coordinator Denny Bohmer will share a short talk on this unique part of our ecosystem.

In the second half of the hour we’ll find out how “Love stinks!” when Splachnum mosses only grow on animal dung and attract flies to spread its spores. Habitat program technician Mariah Wittkamp will tell us about these fascinating mosses and their particularly smelly relationship with flies.