Animals-yuk

Animals of Yukon There are about 20 major animals that find their habitat in the Yukon. They are artic fox, bald eagle, beaver, bison, canadian goose, canadian lynx, caribou, flying squirrel, grizzly bear, moose, pacific loon, peregrine falcon, polar bear, porcupine, red fox, salmon, snowy owl, tundra swan, wolf, and wolverine. Here are some facts, all foxes in the artic have fur color changes with the season. There are also 2 moose for every person in the Yukon. Polar bear is the largest land predator in the world. 500,000 salmon were caught each year in the 1800's, so there are not near as many as before. I hope you learned a lot about animals in Yukon!

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