Reviews of Yukon Wildlife Preserve (Tourist Attraction)

Darren Wheeler

Great location everyone should see this place. The only draw back is very hard to see all the animals as they are huge pens. Great that they work hard to realse all the injured animals back to the wild.

Leon Kang

Such a good place to enjoy landscape and meet some wild animals such as a mountain goat and moose.

Esther Fraser

Had a fantastic time walking the trail. Trail was well kept and had great views of all the animals. Staff was friendly and helpful. Loved the antler selfie-station. Super cute! Only suggestion: would have appreciated a warning that the back loop had a pretty big hill! Could the elevation be marked on the walking map?

Trina Whittaker

Great Wildlife Preserve. Animals have a lot of space are healthy and well cared for.

Guliano Rayo

Very nice trail with beautiful wildlife.

Ken H

Great place to see some wild animals, huge space for animals, and they have been well taken care of. It’s educational and fun; perfect for family activities or wildlife pictures

Janine M.

Enjoyed walking around the park, spent hours looking at animals in a very natural setting, lots of room to roam.

stephanie Fraser

Very interesting to see animals in a very natural setting and native to the area that you may not see otherwise. Be prepared to walk it's about 5km to walk the park

James Janzen

Traveled for 2 weeks in Yukon and only saw 3 bears and 100 squirrel's. Very happy to see the variety of animals that live in the Yukon in 1.5 hours. Well looked after park.

Shaurya S

Arguably the best nature walk of my life. Great scenic trail and many animals which makes this an experience not to be missed in Whitehorse

Alexis Grenon

Definitely better during summer! You can see more of the animals

Murray Lundberg

Seeing the animals with plenty of space to avoid a "zoo" feeling is wonderful.

Tom Hlavac

Excellent way to enjoy Yukon wildlife without disturbing them in the wild. Child-friendly.

Martina E A Bohme

Absolutely an amazing place to visit. I have no complaints. I come here every time I visit Whitehorse. They take wonderful care of the animals and I love how they strive to ensure that the animals live how they're supposed to in the wild. The animals show obvious signs of gratitude to be living there, rescued or not. I love the story of how the owner started the preserve. Overall MUST see when coming to Whitehorse. Amazing to visit during all 4 seasons. Also, the hot springs are right beside it!

David Long

Great place to visit. If you don't see them hiking and driving, catch them all here.

Jade Phan

Wonderful experience at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve. I was able to see so many different northern animals. Moose is my favourite. Recommend booking the bus guided tour or you can walk around the preserve (~5km)

Big Bear

Beautiful place, very well kept. A bit pricey, but I'm happy the money goes to a good cause. Will definitly come back

Lena Laurier

Wonderful experience and opportunity to see animals who are being preserved and rehabilitated. We chose the bus tour and our guide was extremely friendly, funny and very knowledgeable. We got the full Yukon experience with all the snow - I'm glad we made this apart of our trip! Thank you for sharing this beautiful land with us visitors.

Jordan Aslett

Such a great place to spend half a day. I took my 19 month old daughter and my cousin (who was visiting from down south) and both of them loved it. My daughter saw lots of animals close up and had lots of room to run around and explore. My cousin, an amateur photographer, was able to take hundreds of great pictures. The 5K loop is enjoyable but still requires enough effort to make it feel like a decent walk. Can't wait for an excuse to go back.

Mark Algar

We visited on Yukon Days - free addmission, BBQ lunch and lots of guests. It was great, interpretation tours were very informative, and most animals cooperated????

J T

If you like taking pictures this place won't disappoint. Lots of photo ops to be had. The animals all appear healthy and the enclosures are huge. Staff were super friendly and helpful. Makes for a nice walk. A definite experience not to miss if visiting Whitehorse and surrounds.

Null Pointer

I saw animals here that was just possible in national geographic documentary. The work they do here to reintegrate the animals into the wild is amazing. Is a place that you must visit, really.

ruin koo

One of the best place in Yukon. Huge animals and kind staff

Bradley Jones

Great Family Activity One can either take the tour or walk the property. We've done the YWP twice with the family and as weather in the spring and fall can be unpredictable having the shuttle aids in keeping everyone happy. Make sure to bring your camera lots of wildlife to see in open enclosures.

Xurtio Xaos

All the Yukon wildlife fixins' in one place. The full park is a long walk, but there's a tour bus available.

Priyanka S

Excellent place to visit when visiting Whitehorse. It is worth it. We booked the private guided tour of Yukon Wildlife Preserve. Preserve also offer their bus tours with tour guide. Our guide picked us at the resort and drove us here. When we came here, the temperature was around -10 to -15 degrees celsius. So come prepared for cold weather. It took us about 2-3 hours for whole tour, which was enough time to stop and take pictures. When we couldn't stand the cold, we used to ran back into the minivan to warm up. Our guide was knowledgable and explained us the interesting facts about every single animal there. She also shed some light on how some of the animals were rescued. Almost all the animals made an appearance. We saw elks, several moose, bisons, mule deer, muskox, red fox, caribou, mountain goats, arctic fox, thinhorn sheep and lynx. The Preserve looked really beautiful when covered in snow. This place is also wildlife rehab facility, they take care of injured animals/birds and once they are all healed up and recovered, Preserve release them back to the wild into their world. Great Place and definitely recommend!!!

Bec fu

Amazing place to see animals native to the Yukon. Massive acreage devoted to Bison, Moose, Mountain Sheep, Caribou. Not to be missed if you visit Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory.

Karl Hansen

A truly wonderful way to spend an afternoon walking, skiing, or snow biking and getting a close up appreciation of these beautiful animals.

Ange Chew

It was just too cold, but would have been an interesting experience to walk the whole park.

Ryan Aulie

I took the bus tour and it was awesome. We got to see all of the animals there and the tour guide was very descriptive and answered all of the questions. There is lots of land and they do very well at keeping all of the practices "natural".

Dave Hardwick

A nice walk through the park, and plenty of opportunities to see several animals specific to the region.

Eylene Chinta

Very disappointed Some enclosure are very small for such animals..... They don't change enclosure during the year so animals just stay all life long in the same tiny place. Similar to a zoo so I would definitely never go back.

Andrew Riley Mott (Nokkelen)

Great place to see regional wildlife and take a pleasant stroll. Be sure to get a membership.

CS Whelihan

They really look after these rescues. Great walk. Peaceful and pleasant.

Anand Ramaswamy

Great place to see unique wildlife that is not caged but left in its simulated natural habitat. Hosts are nice and friendly. Recommend the tour.

Nolan Zurek

So many animals to see! There were quite a few, with a great view. The hike was great and the panels were very informative and well designed.

Jack Art

You can take the bus ride they offer, but walking the park is a great 5k walk. The bus gives you a tour guide that will give you color commentary. Walking is great because you can linger and take more photos. The elks smell real bad!

Charles Fung

Wonderful place to see some animals up close. The animals there are rehabilitated back for the wild, or kept if they are unable to do so. Our guide Johanna was very knowledgeable and had many great stories to tell that relate to the animals and history of the first nations people.

John Moon

Incredible start to any trip exploring the Yukon - I learned a ton from the guided bus tour guide, who was knowledgeable, friendly and passionate about the animals here and in the Yukon in general. The bus tour is worth every penny for the guide and if you're still interested, you can walk around afterwards as well. Coming here on your Yukon trip will really help frame your understanding of the region's natural history.

Kolin S. Murray

This was a great outing. We found all the species except the red fox. No shortage of them around Whitehorse anyway! Lucky enough to see the sweet baby bison.

Stacey Freeman

I had a lovely tour provided by Joelle. She was informative and had a great sense of humour.

Ethan Clarke

Interesting selection of local animals. Could use some enclosures to protect the humans from the wind. Come well dressed!

Cassandra P

Such a cool spot. You cannot bring pets on the trail however. It's a nice area to walk around, see wildlife and have some beautiful views.

Steve Matthews

Lots of opportunity to see local grazing animals. The park walk is lengthy at 5km with many beautiful viewpoints. Only complaint is the lack of predator animals (no bears or wolves).

Ross Ferguson

Walk, don't take the bus tour. It's a beautiful walk and then you can stop and enjoy the animals at your own pace. Would recommend!

chloé fuchs

Great preserve, we walked the 5km loop. We really took our time and spent 4 hours there, which allows us to take lots of pictures. There is a bus tour at 3pm if you don't want to walk. There is a little bit snow, but really easy walk. Great place, I recommend, only 25mn from Whitehorse

Serah Kimani

Amazing!

D R

Absolutely a must to visit. Wildlife efforts are very appreciated and definitely a good place to be supported. More like this are needed across Canada.

Eva Lahaie

I was there when the staff were feeding the animals. I found that the staff were very respectful of the animals. And in return, I believe the animals respected the staff. I also found the staff very knowledgeable.

Skye Vogelesang

Great place to go to see the natural wildlife and take a nice long walk

Prerna Sharma

Amazing experience and guided tour full of information about the wildlife preserve houses. Must go as it is not a zoo and you are paying for the treatment to rehabilitate the animals.

Teresa Christiaans

Those horns are heavier than I expected!

I Y

Many wildlife to see. Very beautiful place, even in the dead of winter

Leena Ganguli

So many animals and such wonderful scenery! It was gorgeous!

Derold Jensen

Great time, Los of animals. Be sure to take the bus tour

Sridhar Chilimuri

It is in my opinion a glorified zoo with a beautiful location. The animals are all fenced in with limited space to move. The animals looked healthy and well managed. It takes about an hour or so to view them. You can walk, easy hike,or take a bus tour with a guide. I recommend the walk unless you have difficulty walking. The bus does stop and all animals are easily visible. If you do want to see such a wide variety in a small space this would be a place to go. Adequate parking - not much of food - some soft drinks. Easy drive from White Horse.

Andrea vandenHoek

Fantastic wildlife viewing in a non-zoo environment. Nice to see animals in their real habitat

Robert Pettigrew

This was amazing, the bus tour was more costly but so worth it, we had a driver offering his experience and will stop anytime if we want a photo. It was cold and windy so we were so glad about the bus idea, saw so many well looked after animals that are rescued. If you can make sure you check this place out. Oh didn’t know bison rub against the trees and kill the trees off many things we learned here

Rupert Gadd

Loved it. We had a lovely walk around in the snow. A great selection of animals graciously came out to have their photos taken. The staff was very friendly.

Julia Pedreira

Is a good place too see wild animals and we could see all the animals that they have. I was amazing

Maria Stoelwinder

Awesome to get up close to these animals!

Dave Shalala

We got there a little bit towards the end of the day, but still managed to see everything. Great spot.

Danielle Dufault

This place is fantastic, one of the best sanctuaries/nature preserves I've been to. The animals all seem happy and healthy, and retain their natural behaviours. Seeing a lynx mother and kitten was such a highlight. Lyndsey gave me and a film crew a 2-day tour of the facility and was very knowledgable and friendly. Thanks for the great experience!

Henry Sahmkow

It's great! Wonderful! The beat place for meet wildlife

Kat “Roy” Donnelson

Wonder walk and great place to see. If you are in whitehorse for a visit, make sure you go! I didnt take the bus tour and chose to walk, and was very worth doing so. Adorable animals, and I will have to come back to take the bus tour next time I visit.

Oscar L.

Was lucky to arrive 15 minutes before the last bus tour of the day. The tour guide was extremely informative and she tried her best to make sure we were able to see all the animals. Unfortunately the moose were hiding from us that day and we could not even see an ear poking out. Overall good experience. Would recommend to check out if you are visiting Whitehorse.

James Chang

This place is huge. Iconic Yukon animals and friendly guides. I hear CBC will have a documentary about this place in early 2022. Check it out.

Steven Lamont

Our guide provide informative and educational information on all the animals in the preserve. The park had permanent information panels if your not visiting with a guide. Would recommend a visit if you have a few hours spare whilst in Whitehorse

Caitlyn A. MacMaster

Lots of interesting wildlife. Informative signs - even better if you do the bus tour, as the staff are very knowledgeable and have great stories about the animals. See elk, bison, mule deer, moose, sheep, mountain goats, caribou, lynx, foxes, and muskoxen! Beautiful scenery, too! If you're local, definitely worth the annual pass. Good value!

Dan Calvert

Nice quiet spot for a walk and a great chance to see some animals up close

Ryan Gould

We'll run facility. Good walks. Animals are visible but in natural habitats. Always a good time for the family winter or summer!

Luis Inés

Amazing opportunity to learn more about wildlife... Thank you for all your great effort.

Luke

I had a private guided tour of this Wildlife Preserve which is perfect during this raging Omicron strain. When I came here, the temperature was -39 degrees celsius so make sure if you do come here in winter, check the temperature carefully before coming. Fortunately for us, we were in our minivan so when we couldn't withstand the cold, we quickly ran back into the minivan to warm up and hide. We managed to catch a view of the bisons, moose, mountain goats, sheep, caribou, all the herbivores, but the carnivores were hiding from us and we did not manage to see the snow fox, nor the lynx. I guess with the moose so close, it was a great day. You can do your own walking tour but this place is huge so be prepared to spend at least half a day walking and be really prepared for the weather should it dip to really cold temperatures. We met a few hikers (visitors) and they got lost a little which is quite normal. Bring your phone and make sure it's fully charged and warm (else the battery will freeze and stop working). All in all you can really have a great time here to see the animals and see how they adapt to the different seasons. This place also has a rehab facility so it's really doing a great job. A must to visit if you love wildlife and outdoors.

alison wright

A way to see the animals you missed, and visit other favourites. You can walk round or take the bus tour, we did both. Musk-ox, unbelievable.

Erin C

You can see many wild animals, but DSLR Camera is essential for taking pictures.

Jonathan Metta

Not a very big place, but you can definitely see the animals running in a very comfortable and spacious place for them. They do an amazing work of recovering and taking the animals back to nature. You can do a 2~3h30 walk or do everything by bus at an irrelevant additional cost. I recommend doing the walk, but take some water if you're doing it during summer

Valerie Yuen

We had a great time at the wildlife preserve. Overall was a 5km walk to check out many wild animals. We saw some bison, moose, deer, elk... and arctic fox!! We spent almost 2 hours walking and taking our time on a clear sunny day. Would definitely come back.

Jackie Aboumrad

This place is so beautiful. If you can't see animals walking around and want to, make sure to visit. They take super good care of the animals and they have a lot of beautiful species. The walk is nice or you could take the bus around.

Jason McArthur

Great place to take your kids.

Jess Pizzol

Very knowledgeable and friendly staff, I highly recommend taking the guided bus tour as it gives you the opportunity to learn from the guide about the history of the preserve and about the animals.

Janine Reid

Fun 1-2 hour walk alongside some local wildlife. Cool to be able to see some of these animals up close.

Sheena Chandra

Lots of animals that are given tons of space to roam around! Tour guide was very knowledgeable with lots of interesting facts. Great for children as it doubles as a learning experience.

Mike M

This is a really cool place. I learned so much and saw some animals I had never heard of before like the Musk Ox, amazing. You just jump on the bus and enjoy the ride and the view. Well worth a visit, friendly helpful staff, clean toilets there.

Shane Withers

We walked but I think the tour guide on the bus is better for minimal extra. 5km walk was very cold.

Vaughan Berge

Spent 2.5 hours walking through the preserve. Was lucky enough to catch the fox and muskox feeding

kevin yee

Love the little tour and made quite a few stops for us to take pictures

Nasir Khan

Almost 30 mins drive from Whitehorse, great place to see wild animals so close. Bus tours available

Erik Miller

Great tourist attraction allowing a quick way to see a wide selection of local fauna. Cheap admission, and take your choice of a bus tour or 5 km walk.

Ryan Winslow

The preserve is set up to easily walk in about 2 hours. The majority of animals enjoy your visit and are very near the fence. There are so many animals to visit in their own environment which changes as you go through the preserve.

Beau Grant

This was a terrific experience. They have all the major regional fauna except the bears. The enclosures are massive, at least by lower48 east coast estimations. Pete, the bus guide, was lively, informative, and fun. Yukon Govt had a lot to be proud of with this effort. #atl2arctic

Vanco P

The bus tour is so worth it, especially in the winter. For $25 you get the bus to take you around and a very informative guide, the whole tour is about 1.5 hours and the bus stops at every site to allow you to take pictures. Highly recommend to visit this place if you're in Yukon.

Ritch Stevenson

Great place to see some animals.

John Soanes (lost2gether)

Nice 5 KM walk with lots of wildlife to see. As much as I hate zoos, the enclosures in the Yukon Wildlife Preserve are huge. If you don't feel like walking there is a bus available.

Vianny Rionda

I could see few animals. And some of they are visible far.

Scott Heaton

Great place to see some of the wild animals in very natural habitat, that you could otherwise go a lifetime without glimpsing. Do great work for injured wildlife.

Tejasvi Mishra

Its an amazing place to spend an afternoon in Whitehorse. You will get to know all the animals found in the Yukon region, plus if you take a guided tour you will also get to know about how some of the animals were rescued.Overall very nice an informative place.

M. Pennycook

Awesome little get away for a day trip. Take the guided bus tour for more knowledge or walk the routes and get out for the day.

Mark Serebryansky

This place is amazing! We were fortunate enough to see all the animals and even had a moose follow us for part of our walk. The staff we're friendly and knowledgeable, I would go back for sure! We did the 5km loop, and it was more than worth it to experience the animals.

Kara Popplestone

Love love love this place so nice to see a place that truely cares about the animals and has very natural habitat's for them

Brian Jack

Amazing staff. Well cared for animals

Zaara Kidwai

Absolutely wonderful. Saw my fist ever lynx here. Such a great place to be in the beautiful chilly weather.

Katica Gill

Our tour of the preserve - with a knowledgable guide from Arctic Range Adventures - was fantastic! We learned a lot about the animals that inhabit the north, and it was very special seeing them face-to-face in this lovely setting.

Blake Maynard

Fun place to check out the animals!

Rakesh Ralla

Excellent Service...Doug is so so friendly!! I would like to go again for sure

Asmita Chakraborty

We took a guided tour here in this reserve from Whitehorse. We saw several moose, bison, caribou, arctic fox, mountain goat , sheep , lynx here. The reserve is very beautiful in winter conditions. It is a great place for a 2/3 hour day trip and some great wildlife photography. I will recommend this place and will definitely visit in summer/ fall.

Stephan Becker

Pretty fun to walk around. Need to be lucky to spot an animal. Since it's only 15 per person it was worth it. But I wouldn't spend that money if it was for an entire family.

Susan Heimsoth

Wonderful way to spend a few hours. Lots of animals to see.

Sam Carson

Amazing. Follow the rangers around feeding to see the lynx and arctic fox. Moose are amazing

Yuchi Zhang

The bus tour was wonderful with an interesting and clear interpretation of the history and animals here. The design of the paddocks of the predators ensures that they can hide from the tourist when they feel like it, which is important. On the other hand, you need a bit of luck to see all the animals at once.

Tobias Barth

One of the most important and most beautiful and impressive places in the Yukon. I love it! It is a great place.

Suryani Tan (Suri)

This is another highlight of my Yukon trip! I went with Northern Tales Tour as part of a package with Takhini Hot Springs. I had so much fun experiencing and learning about these animals in its' nature form (in the wildlife) and not being confined to a limited space. Really enjoyed learning about the northern Canadian wildlife. And the views are just WOW!

Jeremy Hannaford

My wife and I walked through this whole place all by ourselves. It was incredible to see all of the animals and learn about them from the various info graphs. Along with looking at the animals, you also have some spectacular views the entire time. I actually really like the simplicity of the place at it is a simple figure eight design and you could technically walk through it all in under an hour. We were here for nearly four, trying to catch glimpses of different animals like the caribou or the winter fox. Was so happy I got to see this place and take some great photographs.

Heather Lawrence

Great place for a walk at any time of year. Clear pathways and lots of animals. Great to ski around in the winter. Accessible to all as you can walk, ride your bike, or take a guided tour by van.

Isaac Díaz

Worthy! Beautiful wildlife, beautiful animals. I suggest to do the walking tour if the weather collaborates!

Paul “Vonny” Vonow

Awesome place to visit, definitely put it on your list of things to do if in the Yukon.

Gloria Hollister

A very enjoyable experience. We did the short 5km walk and it was so worth it.

Nitin Joshi

Very good efforts to preserve wildlife and expose to nature lovers

Leah Bruce

Enjoyed walking the 5km loop and we saw almost all the animals. Highly recommend this preserve!! Will be back one day!

Emma Kaiser

I go here all the time. I really appreciate the fact that the animals enclosures are as natural as possible.

Linda Crook

Amazing landscape with many native Yukon animal species. Wonderful!

Matthew Lee

This place is huge! It's a good walk and you got to see a bunch of different wildlife. It takes about 1.5 to 2 hours long walk; but if you are a photographer it may take a little longer to go around.

Justin Kreft

Nice to bring young kids to, a bunch of animals and good walking.

Jess Huston

Amazing! Such great service and knowledge in the tour and the staff. We saw almost all animals, however loved too that the animals were not simply on display and could hide if they needed to!

Jessica Bermel

A really easy 5 k walk and the animals are well taken care of :)

Carlos Campos Amezcua

Great for wildlife observation!

Aaron Frank

Great experience overall -- actually saw all of the animals while walking the 5km loop. Makes for a nice day out, when paired with a late lunch at the nearby café and an afternoon soak at the hot springs.

Lance de Bree

Loved it , Definitely recommend it

Naomi Marcus

This place is amazing. Seeing all these beautiful animals up close was a real dream come true. We opted to walk around at our own pace, rather than take the bus, and it was very manageable. Would highly recommend a visit.

Tanyann Belaney

This was amazing. Great concept we need more of. Maureen was our tour guide and was friendly and knowledgeable. Staff in the visitor centre were awesome. Well worth the visit with all animals making an appearance. Tour arranged by Who What Where Tours in Whitehorse who were great.

Chrissie Oates

Tricky to get to if you don't have a car (probably not worth a taxi fee as about 45mins each way from Whitehorse). Good variety of animals all looked well cared for in large enclosures

Ted Ayles

Great place to view native Yukon wildlife

Harsha Patel

Awesome opportunity to see wildlife so close. Staff are wonderful and do their best job in looking after the animals. It was the first snowfall of the season in Whitehorse last week and it looked so beautiful ❤️

scott g

An amazing wildlife sanctuary. From Linx and artic foxes, to moose and mountain goats, and everything Yukon in between. Had an amazing visit with the family. Would highly reccomend if your visiting the Yukon.

Nancy Johnson

Beautiful walk on the trail. Learned the difference between a moose, elk and Caribou. Nice place to take children for a walk and learning. Biking along was a nice way to enjoy the place.

Sharon Stonge

This is a truly beautiful place. The habitats for each animal has been well thought out specific to each of their needs. Wonderful views. Spectacular animals.

Donna Agostinetti

This was great for older visitors that aren't too mobile. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the wildlife at the refuge.

Leonardo Lin

Amazing place. Get to see animals their natural habitat. Good to rehabilitated animals.

Christine Drummond

I love this place. A nice 5 km walk and the animals are beautiful. The bus tour has a very knowledgeable guide.

tyson hay

A fantastic place, huge enclosures but we still saw lots of animals!

Ash Gale

So many animals and they are well kept. They are not forced to do anything.

Thomas A. Thiele, KODA HLDS LTD

Awesome opportunity to see wildlife this close and tame. Lots of space for the animals - lake for the moose; mountain for goats and sheep; and lots of grassing ground for the elk and bison! Very friendly and ethical!

Kim Solonick

Knowledgeable staff, beautiful animals and tge preserve is well maintained.

G Dean

Really great way to see some animals in their natural habitat. It's also educational and they have information about each animal that is found native in that area. There's some beautiful views. When I went, I had the pleasure of seeing sheep, goats, mouse, bison, foxes, and elk. There were also babies and one of the elk was in the process of giving birth. Cool stuff! You can tell the animals are well cared for.

Fred Steudle

Excellent photo opportunities of Yukon wildlife in this preserve in their own natural resources

Tom Friesen

Magical place. Drove across Canada and saw a few roadside animals but to see so many different types in their natural setting was a.azing. Got some good exercise on the 5k hilly walk. Bring mosquito repellant to make day more enjoyable.

Clayton Green

Our tour with Northern Tails was fantastic. The guide was informative.

Parth Joshi

beautiful landscape, friendly staff and plenty animals. on good days you won't even need binoculars.

Randall The mad man Gallegos

Very nice setup nice variety of animals

V “NYVal” Gal

Great tour by a very knowledgeable staff member! Worth the bus tour!

Loyson Fernandes

Great place, well maintained. Expected to grow with more animals to come in the coming years. The bus ride was a good pick for us as the guide was very knowledgeable. The bus stops at all viewing points and we get down and get up close with the animals. The bus ride is just $8 on top of the $16 entry fee (unlike the additional $24 I initially thought).

Jessica Thiessen

Doug was by far the most engaging and educational host!! This was a great last minute add on to our trip. Fantastic tour and very reasonably priced. We would do this again anytime. If it had been warmer we would have done the walk too. Do the bus tour, 100% worth it!!

Rolando Trevino

Enjoyed the nature walk and seeing animals roaming.

Amanda C

Excellent place to visit. I suggest the bus tour, you learn a lot. The staff are so knowledgable and friendly. It is worth it. We had a great day weather wise and a lot of the animals made an appearance. It is a non profit organization, please donate!!

Ebo M

You definitely want to come prepared if you’re walking the whole park, it took us about 2 hours, which was enough time to stop and take pictures. The animals looked very healthy and unfortunately the birds of prey cages were empty( most likely due to the cold). There is a bus tour available. Overall, It was very enjoyable experience. I decided to visit the preserve with some of my colleagues and this time we took the bus tour. Doug was an amazing tour guide, along with his knowledge his anecdotes kept a good vibe. It made the experience so much more. Thanks again.

Scott McAnsh

A great place to see some wildlife

Lily McKevitt

This place is really cool. It is very big and there are a lot of different animals here. I went through the the whole and I think there was only 1 animal I didnt see. All the others I saw and it was a great experience.

Randy Park

I always enjoy seeing wildlife. This is a special place, especially for those not familiar with seeing these species.

Angelica Ayala

Fare prices! The staff was polite and friendly! We learned a lot from the wildlife from the tour operator explanation. I'll go back if I can next summer ????

Celine Fivez

Such an amazing experience seeing a wide range of animals not everyone gets to see in the wild!

Alix Therrien

Breathtaking scenery and lots of wildlife. The person at the ticket booth was incredibly nice and took the time to answer all our questions and explain so many things about the preserve and their mission.

Malcolm Bessong

Real close interaction with wildlife

Deanna Dupont

It was a bit cold but the animals were wonderful to see

Linda P

Great place to view this local wildlife. Lovely walk around the compound.

Wallace Dudley

Really enjoyed being at the preserve again. Fun seeing the animals in the different seasons.

Melanie C-W

Lots of wildlife and great information from the tour guide on the bus tour.

Rangi Harris

Big open enclosures for the animals to graze upon, which did make it hard to find some animals. we still managed to spot them all, except for the lucid white fox

Tanjina Sharmin

It was beautiful experience to go there, we learned many things from the tour guid . We have seen the mountain goat and red fox, bison, elks and some more animal

Kimberly Jakeman

Great place to get a look at some of the beautiful animals. We were very lucky to be able to see each animal which is not always the case. The guide was great and very knowledgeable. They have a bus route where you can jump on and off to see the animals close up or you can do a walking tour. Well worth the visit

Shara Leask

Super cool place. The driver of the bus tour was awesome and informative!! So happy I made it out here while I was in town!!

John K

Had a good visit with the grandchildren. Saw the usual big ones of bison, elk and moose. Enjoyed the arctic fox , three playing in the grass.

Stephen Angel

Absolutely loved it, this place is amazing. Now this is no Zoo by any means, it is a Wildlife Preserve. Which means you might not always get to see everything here do to how much space these animals have to roam around in. Now there are bus tours for people to take but I would highly suggest to bring your good shoes/Hiking boots. And enjoy the walk.

Jimbo Jumbo

Good way to spend a few hours before hitting the Takhini hotsprings. Good informative tour.

Manvir Sangha

Great experience! Would recommend opting for the bus tour as Doug was a great guide plus you get the warm bus to hop in/out of. During the spring/summer the migratory animals return so there are more to see but even in the winter it was fun to see their "home" animals in the snow/cold.

Jacqueline Morais Diniz

A must go place! Beautiful scenery and great chance to see the wild animals of Northern area!

Christina G

Kristin with Northern Tales was an awesome tour guide! Incredible time at the preserve and then Takhini Hot Springs

David Kazakoff

Great place for a walk and too see wildlife. Family friendly.

Jeff Staack

Drove through with a guide from our resort. It was really great viewing today as we saw elk, moose, arctic fox, silver fox, caribou, thinhorn sheep, muskox, mulies, mountain goats, wood bison, and lynx. If you don't have a guide, you can walk through or take the guided tour. In speaking with the facility guide at the end, I imagine that would have been very informative as well.

Casper van Es

We had a great time out there. The animal look really good and well taken care of. Had luck to see two Lynxes, but we ran out of luck because the moose were hiding. Even without seeing them, it was a really nice getaway. All the new born animals made it evej better.

Kate C

A nice place to see wildlife and wander leisurely. A good place to bring kiddos or visiting family members that arent into hardcore hiking and hyper-outdoorsy adventures as the walking is mostly flat and very easy.

Amanda Gamache

Do the tour! Local and territorial stories and cool background information about the animals are included! Sometimes you get to pet the moose!!!!

Alan “Proharve”

The perfect place for walking, biking, jogging while seeing animals in their natural way!

Sharon Apple

Rode a bus around the complex. Hot, hot day and bus windows were down, but driver had AC. The driver was our guide - informative and friendly. He stopped the bus at many sites; we got out, walked around as he talked about the wildlife and we took pics. Most of the animals were out so we could see & photograph them.

Elizabeth Carette

I absolutely love the Yukon Wildlife Preserve! A great opportunity to see wildlife up close and a nice 5km walk around in all seasons. Staff are friendly and knowledgable and the cost is very reasonable, especially if you buy a season's pass. All in all a great place to spend a few hours!

Sara

We did the bus tour and Tannicka was very friendly and knowledgeable.

Steve Finlay

The Preserve is about a 20 minute drive out of Whitehorse. We got there just after ten, and so missed the shuttle which was a good thing. It made us walk the approximately 5K road route past the habitats of the animals. We walked at a leisurely pace, taking pictures as we went. In the first habitat, we saw Rocky Mountain elk foals with their proud parents. In the next, a field of shaggy wood bison, also with young. As we went on we saw two varieties of thinhorn sheep (Dall's sheep and stone sheep), muskoxen, snowshoe hares, Arctic foxes, a moose with calf, a woodland caribou and several mountain goats. Throughout the walk, dozens of Arctic ground squirrels scampered and whistled their approval. The animal habitats are large, (the park is over 700 acres) and we could take pictures of the animals in their natural surroundings in many cases. Spring is a great time to see the animals with their young, but the trade off is that some of them are starting to look a little shaggy as they shed their winter coats. We took over two hours to walk the 5K route and we took over 120 pictures between the two of us. We stopped in the visitor cabin to check out and picked up a nature book for our grandchildren in the gift shop. We had several questions and the staff member on duty was able to answer all of them for us. A great morning.

Teresa Kingdon

Awesome.Our guide Pete was very knowledgeable.

ginni brown

A real learning experience. It was awesome to see the animals up close and to learn about the. The tour guide was knowledgeable. Funny for the whole family.

Eleanor Scott

We enjoyed the guided bus tour on a sunny clear afternoon. We were lucky enought to get a good look of all the animals in the care of the preserve including the shy lynx, arctic and red foxes and Musk Ox. The driver/interpreter was knowledgeable and well paced. A great excursion if you are in the area

Adeline PATE

Great place to see wildlife with respect for animals. Nice staff, student price.

baileymcbmc

Snowy and wonderful as always. This is my happy place.