Lori Fox

A porcupine walks on its hind legs near Million Dollar Falls along the Haines Road in July 2018. (Ernst Weiss/Yukon News file)

Birds do it, bees do it, even…prickle pigs do it?

The prickly business of porcupine love-making

A porcupine walks on its hind legs near Million Dollar Falls along the Haines Road in July 2018. (Ernst Weiss/Yukon News file)
This short-eared owl was rehabilitated at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve. (Lori Fox/Yukon News)

Owl with two fractured legs rehabilitated at Yukon Wildlife Preserve

A charismatic (albeit rather grumpy) avian friend has received an unlikely new…

This short-eared owl was rehabilitated at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve. (Lori Fox/Yukon News)
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What caribou do, without you: Fortymile herd outfitted with cameras

If a caribou munches lichen in the woods, and no one’s around…

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A fox runs through a driveway passed a garage door after being spook by a dog on Falcon Drive in Whitehorse on Sept. 3, 2019. (Crystal Schick/Yukon News)

Foxes and coyotes in the Wilderness City

There’s lots more research to be done on how wildlife adapts to urban environments, says biologist

A fox runs through a driveway passed a garage door after being spook by a dog on Falcon Drive in Whitehorse on Sept. 3, 2019. (Crystal Schick/Yukon News)
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A wood frog in a bucket after being captured in Wolf Creek in Whitehorse in 2015. Wood frogs hibernate frozen-solid under mud during the winter months.

The freeze-and-thaw cycle of the Yukon’s wood frogs

The amphibians have the special ability to freeze solid without sustaining any damage to their cells

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A wood frog in a bucket after being captured in Wolf Creek in Whitehorse in 2015. Wood frogs hibernate frozen-solid under mud during the winter months.
A fisherman pulls a fish from the water on to the boat at sunset. (Dudarev Mikhail/123rf.com)

Pike: The ‘gator’ of the northern lakes

If you were a god or a mad scientist (or both) looking…

A fisherman pulls a fish from the water on to the boat at sunset. (Dudarev Mikhail/123rf.com)
An ermine (Mustela erminea) stands on its hind legs to get a view of its surroundings. Pictured is a German ermine, which looks almost identical to its Canadian counterpart. (Frank Fichtmller/123rf.com)

Stone-cold cuddly killers

Ermines are the deadly — yet adorable — hunters of the north

An ermine (Mustela erminea) stands on its hind legs to get a view of its surroundings. Pictured is a German ermine, which looks almost identical to its Canadian counterpart. (Frank Fichtmller/123rf.com)

‘Man camps’ may be a threat to Yukon Indigenous women and girls, say advocates

Local advocates say the findings from the MMIWG report on resource extraction and violence against women apply here too

Tailing ponds at the defunct United Keno Hill Mine. (Submitted)

Friends in low places: Bacteria being used to help reclaim Keno mine site

A tiny friend is being used to solve a big problem. Vancouver-based…

Tailing ponds at the defunct United Keno Hill Mine. (Submitted)

Water, water, not quite everywhere: precipitation is down across the territory

The report documents trends from October 2018 to February 2019

Whitehorse city news, briefly

Here’s a rundown of some of the decisions that were made at Whitehorse City Hall this week:

Whitehorse council votes down procurement charges ahead of a full review

“I believe we are missing out on an opportunity … to adjust the system to correct for local procurement”

Concerns over pot near parks could put downtown shop at risk

“I feel like every day is a dumpster fire … and every time we put out a dumpster fire, another one starts up.”

Yukon’s environmental assessment board needs more information about the Coffee mine

This marks the fourth request for further information from YESAB

How long proposed quarry near Whitehorse airport would operate for unclear

How long the proposed quarry would operate for is unclear

ANALYSIS: Yukon’s job market by the numbers

At only 3.2 per cent, the Yukon has the lowest unemployment rate…

Bedding plant contract seeds controversy around city procurement

Contract went to Outside company over a $250 bidding difference

Federal and Yukon governments earmark $60 million over 10 years for housing

Yukon MP Larry Bagnell, Health and Social Services Minister Pauline Frost made announcement March 14

Cook Street property owners could be charged for road and water improvements

Whitehorse City Council is considering a local improvement charge