Fall colours at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve

Many animals change coats this time of year at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve.

The preserve allows a look at Yukon animals in their natural habitats. (Note the Lynx, second photo from bottom, has a bird in its mouth!)

Yukon wildlife preserve: Mule deer

Here’s a mule deer with an impressive set of antlers. On a rainy day the animals were laying low in the tall grass.

 

Wise goat on the mountain

What is it about mountain goats that makes you want to ask them for advice?

“Be patient young man. Mountain goat wisdom says the secret of life is balance.”

Looking like the ancient guru on the hill of wisdom.

Growing baby muskox at Yukon Wildlife preserve

The Yukon Wildlife preserve has seen baby muskox this year.

The new animals are growing fast and even breaking into occasional short runs.

In the beginning they hardly emerged from the protection (and insulation) of their parents’ undersides.

Now they are learning a balance between freedom and the safety of the herd.

 

Awkward mule deer

Shedding coat, budding antlers, big ears: This mule deer is the picture of the awkward teenager.

Lynx behind links

This photo from the Yukon Wildlife Preserve accentuates the animal’s captivity.

Caribou in the spring

A caribou sniffs the air, smelling the effect of rain on the landscape.

Yukon Wildlife Preserve: Baby muskox

The muskoxen have recently given birth to new calves. You can see in this picture the little ones are staying close.

Muskox are shy and this picture was only possible with a long zoom. The little ones were staying far from visitors.

Swan fishing

Swans use their long necks to reach plants in shallow water.

This one was bobbing for some kind of pond vegetation at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve.

Thief sneaks under a fence

A groundhog moves furtively at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve. The wild colony seems to live on captive animals’ food pellets.