20:20 Public Discussion Document
Managing Yukon Fish and Wildlife:
How Are We Doing?
HAVE YOU EVER driven for hours and had tedium evaporate as a moose or bear appears beside the highway? Have you drifted down one of the Yukon’s rivers and been electrified as a beaver slaps its tail right by your boat? Or awakened at night to the music of Canada geese winging overhead? Been haunted by the manic laughter of a loon? Moved by the howl of a wolf pack? Entertained by a crowd of crossbills and grosbeaks at a feeder?
Chances are good that, as a Yukoner, you’ve enjoyed moment like these. If you hunt or fish, you’ve likely thrilled at that magic moment when a moose or a sheep comes into clear view, or when a fish grabs the lure and runs with the line. Many of us value Yukon fish and game meat for its flavor, its nutrition, and for the connection it creates for us with the land. Most of us value Yukon wildlife because it makes the landscape fully alive.
Without wildlife, the Yukon would be beautiful, but as lifeless as a photograph or painting. Without wildlife, the Yukon would lack a key ingredient that makes life here special and worthwhile; the quality of life for many Yukoners would be sharply reduced...
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