Wildlife information
Find wildlife viewing information, download brochures and booklets and learn about Yukon’s wildlife species.
Wildlife viewing opportunities by species
The Yukon government has profiles on wildlife native to the Yukon. These profiles include animal descriptions, behavioural information and the best places to view each species.
Brochures and booklets
The Wildlife Viewing Program creates brochures and booklets on Yukon wildlife.
Yukon wildlife viewing guide
Pocket guides
- Common Yukon birds
- Common Yukon mushrooms
- Common Yukon roadside flowers
- Yukon amphibians
- Yukon bats
- Yukon butterflies
- Yukon carnivores
- Yukon freshwater fishes
- Yukon rodents and lagomorphs
- Yukon ungulates
Community and regional brochures
- 10 great places to go birding in Whitehorse
- Dempster Highway Travelogue
- Driving the Firebelt: North Klondike Highway
- Naturally Carcross
- Wildlife viewing in the Faro and Ross River area
- Wildlife viewing in the Watson Lake Area
- Wildlife viewing in Mayo
- Wildlife in Whitehorse: A guide to our natural area
Craft and hobby books
For kids and the young at heart
- Yukon Wildlife Activity Book
- Answer key for the Yukon Wildlife Activity Book
- Wildlife of Yukon colouring sheet
- Yukon biodiversity colouring sheet
Bird checklists
Use these checklists to track bird species you see in the Yukon. These are not bird identification guides, they do not show what each bird looks like.
To learn how to identify birds, use books or online resources about birds in western North America:
Yukon checklists
Posters
"Quick look" common Yukon wildlife posters
Learn to recognize common plants, animals and fungi in the Yukon. Each poster also includes quick facts.
These posters are great for your classroom, office, cabin, reception area, lunch room or anywhere else you’d like a splash of colour and a little humour.