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2010 Wildlife Viewing and Special Events Calendar
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Poster Contest: Celebration of Swans 2010 Submissions accepted until February 5th, 2010 at 4:00 pm Wildlife Viewing is accepting submissions for the 2010 Celebration of Swans poster contest. Submissions will be voted upon and the winning image used for this year's poster. |
February |
Climate change and Invasive Species by Bruce Bennett Wednesday, February 10th, 7:00 pm McBride Museum, Whitehorse Part of the Adaptation and Activism: A Climate Change Lecture Series and is co-hosted by the Northern Climate Exchange and the McBride Museum. For additional information, visit McBride Museum Website |
2010 Great Backyard Bird Count February 12th to 15th, 2010 An annual four day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real time snapshot of where the birds are across the continent and in Hawaii. Anyone can participate, from beginning bird watchers to experts. For more information visit The Great Backyard Bird Count |
Yukon Bird Club Annual General Meeting Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Whitehorse Public Library |
Ecological Encounters: The wildlife of Yukon's arctic tundra: Patterns and trends in a warming world Sunday, February 28th, 2010, 3:30 pm- 5:00 pm Yukon Wildlife Preserve (Free for members, $15 for non-members) Dr. Don Reid of the Wildlife Conservation Society will illustrate patterns and trends from Arctic WOLVES observations and discuss what they might mean for the future of wildlife on Yukon's arctic fringe. For more information visit Yukon Wildlife Preserve Website |
March |
Yukon Wildlife Preserve Special March Break Hours March 6 to 21, 2010, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Come out and take an interpreted bus tour, walk, or cross-country ski. Bus tours depart at 10 am, 12 pm and 2 pm. March break camps and programs should contact us to book a special outdoor program. For more information visit Yukon Wildlife Preserve Website |
Ecological Encounters:
Muskoxen on Yukon’s North Slope Yukon Wildlife Preserve (Free for members, $15 for non-members) Dr. Ian McDonald of Parks Canada will share his stories of monitoring muskoxen and the wild story of how muskoxen returned to northern Yukon. For more information visit Yukon Wildlife Preserve Website |
April |
Swan Haven Interpretation Centre Opens April 1 - 30, 2010 Weekdays: 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Weekends and holidays: 12 noon - 7:00 pm |
Celebration of Swans April 16 - 25, 2010 Look for posters and announcements regarding different Celebration of Swans events. Watch for the annual Yukon Biodiversity Awareness Month calendar of events in your mailbox in late March. |
Ecological Encounters: Lynx Ecology in the Yukon Yukon Wildlife Preserve (Free for members, $15 for non-members) Dr. Mark O’Donoghue of Environment Yukon's Fish and Wildlife Branch will enlighten us with information on lynx numbers, reproduction, survival and movements change with the snowshoe hare cycle, what they eat and their hunting tactics, their social behaviour, their body shape and adaptations to the north, and conservation issues. For more information visit Yukon Wildlife Preserve Website |
65 KBAll events are FREE unless otherwise noted.
Contact Wildlife Viewing Environment Yukon Government of Yukon Box 2703 (V-5A) Phone: 867-667-8291
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