Topic Index

Territorial Parks & Habitat Protection Areas

• Habitat Protection Areas
• Heritage Rivers
• Special Management Areas
• Territorial Parks

Wildlife Management

• Regional Fish & Wildlife Plans
• Bison
• Caribou
  • Porcupine Caribou Conservation Concerns Documents
• Elk
• Moose
• Sheep
• Wolves
• Trapping
• Research

Ecosystems

Habitat Protection Areas

Lhutsaw Wetland Habitat Protection Area Management Plan 965KB
(2006, 39 p. booklet) A management plan for the Lhutsaw Wetland Habitat Protection Area. Includes maps

Horseshoe Slough Management Plan 1.09 MB

(2002, 20 p. booklet) A detailed plan for managing the Horseshoe Slough Habitat Protection Area. Includes map.

Ni'iinlii'Njik (Fishing Branch) Wilderness Preserve & Habitat Protection Area Management Plan 785 KB

(2004, 32 p. booklet)

A detailed plan for managing the Ni'iinlii'Njik Wilderness Preserve and Habitat areas.

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Heritage Rivers

Bonnet Plume River Monitoring Report 1997-2007 800 KB

A review of the Bonnet Plume Canadian Heritage River to meet
the requirements for a 10-year review of nomination values under the Canadian Heritage River System.

Bonnet Plume Canadian Heritage River Management Plan 2MB

Provides a framework for future watershed management and decision making. It includes a work program that outlines the roles and responsibilities, cooperative working arrangements, issues, information gaps, tools and actions that need to be
considered to manage resource use effectively.

Managing the Tatshenshini River as a Canadian Heritage River 933KB

Provides a river management strategy for the Tatshenshini River (Yukon Portion)

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Special Management Areas

Old Crow Flats Special Management Area Management Plan

Management Plan Without Maps 3.8 MB

Managemetn Plan With Maps 17 MB

(2006, 68 p. booklet) This SMA includes one of the most important wetland and lake complexes in Canada, the Old Crow Flats (Van Tat K’atr’anahtii).

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Territorial Parks

Herschel Island Territorial Park: Qikiqtaruk Management Plan 800 KB

Provides strategic direction and identifies performance measures that more accurately reflect the Park's current and predicted future use while updating the plan to reflect new legislative changes.

Tombstone Territorial Park Management Plan

8.7 MB

The Tombstone Territorial Park Management Plan provides a clear, long-term vision and direction for the future management and operation of the park. This plan provides for the
protection of the natural, historic and cultural resources of the Park.

Regional Fish and Wildlife Management Plans

Little Salmon/Carmacks Community-Based Fish and Wildlife Management Plan (from Yukon Fish & Wildlife Co-Management Website)

This community-based fish and wildlife plan developed by involving the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation, the Carmacks Renewable Resources Council, Government of Yukon and the community in the development of a five-year work plan to address local concerns about fish and wildlife.

Teslin Integrated Fish and Wildlife Management Plan (from Yukon Fish & Wildlife Co-Management Website)

This four year plan addresses includes community concerns and solutions to address fish and wildlife management.

North Yukon Fish and Widlife Management Plan (from Yukon Fish & Wildlife Co-Management Website)

This plan addresses includes community concerns and solutions to address fish and wildlife management.

Aishihik Integrated Wildlife Management Plan (from Yukon Fish & Wildlife Co-Management Website)

This is an action plan that lays out the wildlife management concerns in the planning area, the agreed upon solutions, and the actions that are required to bring about these solutions. These actions are scheduled over a 5-year period and are assigned to one or more of the parties for delivery.

Mayo Fish & Wildlife Management Plan (from Yukon Fish & Wildlife Co-Management Website)

The plan is intended to be a guide for the management of fish and wildlife populations, habitat, and harvest practices in the
traditional territory of the Nacho Nyak Dun First Nation.

Integrated Wildlife Management Plan - Ross River Traditional Territory (from Yukon Fish & Wildlife Co-Management Website)

This plan provides protection for wildlife, to provide some harvest opportunities to the general population and to guarantee sustainable harvests for the Ross River Dena while permitting safe levels of development to proceed.

Integrated Wildlife Management Plan - Na'cho N'y'ak Dun Traditional Territory (from Yukon Fish & Wildlife Co-Management Website)

This plan provides key community concerns and actions to address fish and wildlife management.

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Bison

Yukon Bison Management Plan (from Yukon Fish & Wildlife Co-Management Website)

This plan provides key concerns and actions related to herd size and range, hunting, ecosystem impacts, highway impacts, commercial use, genetics, disease, interpretive programs, habitat protection, and compensation for agricultural land owners.

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Caribou

Habitat Management in the Yukon Winter Range of the Little Rancheria Caribou Herd 868KB
(2003, 36 p. report) Adamczewski et al. The current status of the winter range for the Little Rancheria caribou herd situated west of Watson Lake and a review of current research with suggested management approaches. (PDF 868KB)

Little Rancheria Caribou in the Yukon: Evaluation of Winter Habitat Quality and Habitat Use  2.5KB
(2004, 74 p. report) Florkiewicz et al. Technical information gathered on this herd between 1990 and 2000, including an analysis of habitat quality and habitat use through the latter years of the study.

Fortymile Herd: On the Comeback Trail to the Yukon, The
(1989, 16 p. booklet) The history of the Fortymile caribou herd. Includes map and black and white photos.

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Porcupine Caribou: Deer of the North
(1994 brochure) A description of this herd of 100,000+ barren-ground caribou on which the Gwich’in people depend. Includes map and colour photos. Produced in conjunction with the Porcupine Caribou Management Board.

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Southern Lakes Caribou Recovery Program: 2001 Update
(2001, 4 p. booklet) The status of the Southern Lakes Caribou Herd and a description of recovery efforts. Includes black and white photos.

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Status of the Chisana Caribou Herd
(2002, 24 p. booklet) Report on the recovery plan and herd management strategy for the Chisana Caribou of the Yukon/Alaska border region. Includes maps and charts.

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Woodland Caribou Management Guidelines

(1997, 8 p. booklet) Guidelines used by Environment Yukon to manage woodland caribou.

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Yukon Caribou
(1996, leaflet) Summarizes the status of 26 Yukon caribou herds and describes basic management practices. Includes map and black and white photos.

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Porcupine Caribou Management Plan 944 KB (from Yukon Fish & Wildlife Co-Management Website)

For three-year period 2000 - 2003. Includes management objectives and principals, current status, work plans and action plans.

Porcupine Caribou Management Plan Progress Report 2001-02 236 KB  (from Yukon Fish & Wildlife Co-Management Website)

Includes information on physical condition, herd size, harvest, range use, co-management, culture and education, tourism and industry affecting the Porcupine Caribou Herd.

Southern Lakes Caribou Recovery Program (from Yukon Fish & Wildlife Co-Management Website)

This report provides background information on what stimulated development of this Caribou Recovery Program, presents the program's goals, and reports on what has been done so far.

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Porcupine Caribou Conservation Concerns

Background Document - The Porcupine Caribou Harvest Limit to Bulls Only and Mandatory Reporting By Hunters

(4 Pages) 22 KB

Scientific Rationale for Implementing Conservation Measures to Protect the Porcupine Caribou Herd

(42 Pages) 1.7 MB

Presentation: Rationale for Yukon Government's Proposed Conservation Measures to protect the Porcupine Caribou Herd

(47 Pages) 1.1 MB

Porcupine Caribou Conservation Measures Consultation Chronology

(1 Page)  8 KB

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Elk

Management Plan for Elk in the Yukon 3 MB

(2008, 46 p.) A publicly developed plan for wild elk (Cervus elaphus) that will support a healthy and viable elk population. The plan deals with a range of issues, including: managing elk habitat and range; human use and appreciation of elk; and, the socio-economic impacts of elk.

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Moose

Moose in the Yukon's Coast Mountains
Observations and Local Knowledge from Long-time Area Residents
(2000, 30 p. booklet) A history of moose populations in the southern Yukon based on interviews with area residents.

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Moose Management Guidelines
(1997, 10 p. booklet) Guidelines used by Environment Yukon to manage moose.

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Alsek Moose Management Plan (from Yukon Fish & Wildlife Co-Management Website)

A publicly developed plan for Moose including concerns and solutions related to inventory, protection, monitoring, distribution and population

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Sheep

Draft Management Plan for Dall's Sheep in the Northern Richardson Mountains 2.7MB

(2008, 33 p.) The plan provides recommendations and actions to conserve the Dall's sheep population in the Northern Richardson Mountains. First Nations, co-management boards, and public government worked in partnership to develop this recommended draft plan.

Sheep Management Guidelines
(1997, 10 p. booklet) Guidelines used by Environment Yukon to manage sheep.

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Wolves

Aishihik Integrated Wildlife Management Plan
(2000, 33 p. booklet) A plan for managing wildlife in the Aishihik region including population targets for key species and an action agenda.

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Yukon Wolf Conservation and Management Plan
(1992, 17 p. booklet) This plan was developed by a citizen advisory group and adopted by the Yukon government.

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Trapping

Trapline Management Series: Wolf, Marten, Lynx, Beaver, Muskrat, Wolverine
(Updated 2001, leaflet series) This series of leaflets is designed to help trappers manage their traplines for long-term benefits. Includes maps, charts and black and white photos.

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Research

2008 Fish & Wildlife Inventory Program Project Summaries 655KB

(75 page report) This document provides a snapshot look at the Fish and Wildlife Branch’s inventory-funded projects for 2008-2009.

2007 Fish & Wildlife Inventory Program Project Summaries 842.8KB

(78 p. report) This document provides a snapshot look at the Fish and Wildlife Branch's inventory-funded projects. In all, 36 inventory projects were done in the 2007-08 fiscal year.

Ecosystems of the Peel Watershed: A Predictive Approach to Regional Watershed Mapping 9,951 KB

(2008, 66 p booklet) This ecosystem classification helps provide the framework for describing the diversity of landscapes within the Peel Watershed, is a base for wildlife habitat interpretation, and a means to help identify conservation values useful for land use planning.

Preventing Wildlife Injuries from Highway Right-of-Way Brushing 3.2MB

(2008, 29 page presentation) This slideshow emphasizes the potential hazards that may arise from improper right-of-way brushing and shows possible solutions.

Climate Change Action Plan (English | French) 2 MB 

(2009) The Action Plan sets out how the Yukon government is responding to climate change. It shows actions now underway as well as what new or enhanced actions would help advance the government's priorities.

'What We Heard: A Summary of Comments on the Yukon Government Draft Climate Change Action Plan 500 KB 

(2008) The feedback received during the public consultation held May 7--July 31 is summarized in this report and was used to complete a final version of the Action Plan.

A Snapshot: Yukon Government Actions on Climate Change during 2006 & 2007 329 KB

(2008) A summary of all Yukon government actions in response to climate change during the period 2006 to 2007.

Scoping the Government of Yukon Climate Change Action Plan - Workshop Report 9.3 MB

(2007) Reporting the results of the May 24 and 25, 2007 workshop that brought people from across the Yukon to recommend potential direction and scope to the draft Yukon Government Climate Change Action Plan.

Yukon Government Climate Change Strategy 2006 3.2 MB

This outlines how the government will build on existing programs, activities and experience to respond to the impacts of climate change.

Yukon Youth Outside (the box) 2007 490 KB 

Reporting the results of the August 29, 2007 workshop that brought 24 Yukoners ages 16 to 27 to Sprucewind Camp at Marsh Lake. The Youth were tasked with the question: What would Youth do, in place of the Yukon Government, if asked to solve Climate Change?

Yukon State of the Environment Interim Report 2006

2006. (46 p.) Reports on the status of climate change, air, water, land and nature in the Yukon. Includes graphs and charts

Yukon State of the Environment Interim Report 2006   1,019 KB

Yukon State of the Environment Report 2005

2005. (60 p.) Reports on the status of climate change, air, water, land and nature in the Yukon . Includes graphs and charts.

Report Part 1 3.1 MB
Report Part 2 3 MB
Download Report Part 3 3.9 MB

Yukon State of the Environment Interim Report 2004

2004. (48 p.) Reports on the status of climate change, air, water, land and nature in the Yukon . Includes graphs and charts.

State of the Environment Interim Report 2004 2.1 MB

Yukon State of the Environment Interim Report 2003

2003. (48 p.) Reports on the status of climate change, air, water, land and nature in the Yukon . Includes graphs and charts.

State of the Environment Interim Report 2003 3.2 MB

Yukon State of the Environment Report 2002

2004. (61 p. booklet) The third overall examination of the Yukon environment. Includes baseline information, emerging environmental problems and cumulative effects as well as community perceptions of environmental change.

State of the Environment Report 2004 2.7 MB

Yukon State of the Environment Interim Report 2001
The focus of this interim report is to provide an update on a selected number of environmental trends and indicators from the main broad topic areas presented in previous State of the Environment Reports. This 10-page document features updates on air quality, water quality, climate change, atmosphere, changes on the land, contaminants in the ecosystem (Wildlife and Fish).

State of the Environment Interim Report 2001 0.2 MB

Yukon State of the Environment Interim Report 2000

The 2000 Interim report centered on environmental trends and indicators. Topics in the 29-page report include air quality, Whitehorse air quality, water quality, solid waste, recycling, forests, wildlife, salmon, and fresh water fish.

State of Environment Report 2000 1.3 MB

Yukon State of the Environment Report 1999
The second comprehensive Yukon State of the Environment report set a new benchmark for our understanding of the environmental health of the territory. It measured the progress that we made and addressed environmental challenges. This 144-page report updated or provided new indicators on air and climate change, water, land, the living world and ecosystems.

Introduction and Table of Contents 1.6 MB
Ch. 1 Air & Climate Change 0.8 MB
Ch. 2 Water 0.6 MB
Ch. 3 Land 3.2 MB
Ch. 4 The Living World 1.5 MB
Ch. 5 Focus on Ecosystems 2.1 MB
Glossary, Reference and Index 0.1 MB

Yukon State of the Environment Interim Report 1997
"A Focus on Air Quality and Climate Change"
The 1997 interim report provided an examination of the changes that occurred to air quality and climate change since the first Yukon State of the Environment Report in 1995. Specific topics discussed in this 27-page report include global warming, depletion of the ozone layer, long-range atmospheric transport of contaminants, and local issues such as wood-smoke and open burning of solid waste.

State of Environment Interim Report 1997 4.6 MB

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