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Yukon Conservation Data Centre (CDC)
Providing information on species and ecosystems at risk
Yukon biodiversity comes alive through these interactive web pages. Help us map the distribution of these species. Click, look, listen and report.
- About the Yukon Conservation Data Centre
- Report sightings
- View mapped data, make a custom data request or learn how to cite our data
- Interact with Yukon biodiversity
- Additional resources
- Contact us
About the Yukon Conservation Data Centre
Who we are
The Yukon Conservation Data Centre (CDC) is a member of a network of data centres and Natural Heritage Programs around the world coordinated by NatureServe International.
What we do
The Yukon CDC gathers, maintains and distributes information on all Yukon animals, plants and ecological communities and maps the known localities of those that are of conservation concern.
The importance of Conservation Data Centres
Accurate information about species and ecosystems at risk is essential to effectively manage, conserve and protect our natural resources. The CDC provides a central, reliable, and continually updated source for this information.
Report sightings
Report a rare Yukon species sighting >>>
View mapped data, make a custom data request or learn how to cite our data
Interact with Yukon biodiversity
Click, look, listen, and report. You can find plants, mammals and insects that are normally spread across the territory in these interactive web pages. Get to know species like the Minnesota wolf spider, hear the call of a nighthawk, and participate in their conservation. You can also help us map the distribution of these species.
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Biodiversity of the Carmacks region |
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Biodiversity of Southern Kluane Lake |
Additional resources
The Western Toad, one of four amphibians found in Yukon; its populations are confined to the Liard Basin. Amphibians are highly sensitive to climate and environmental changes. Please report your sightings directly to the CDC or via iNaturalist. © Syd Cannings
- Yukon Species at Risk: Lists all Yukon species that have been assessed by COSEWIC.
- NatureServe Canada: Information on the network of Canadian Conservation Data Centres.
- NatureServe International: Information on the network of independent organizations (conservation data centres, natural heritage programs, etc.) operating across the Western Hemisphere to provide comprehensive, decision-quality biodiversity data.
- NatureServe Explorer: An online resource of the NatureServe Network where you can search and download data on species in the United States and Canada.
- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC): Information on the panel that provides advice and recommendations on the status of wildlife species at risk of extinction in Canada to the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada.
- Species at Risk Public Registry (SARA): An online, public registry that provides access to all Species At Risk Act (SARA) related documents for species that have been listed under this act.
- Wild Species Canada (Canadian General Status Ranking): A comprehensive overview of which species occur in Canada, where they occur and what their status is. Wild Species reports are released every five years.
Contact Yukon Conservation Data Centre, Biodiversity Section Biodiversity Unit Whitehorse, Yukon Canada Y1A 2C6 General email: yukoncdc@gov.yk.ca Individuals Bruce Bennett, CDC Coordinator Phone: 867-667-5331 Randi Mulder, CDC Data Manager Toll free (in Yukon): 1-800-661-0408, ext. 3684 Syd Cannings, CDC Species at Risk Biologist Toll free (in Yukon): 1-800-661-0408, ext. 8918
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