Hunter charged after bear carcass found near Klukshu, Yukon

Officials in the Yukon say a licensed hunter has been charged under the Wildlife Act in connection with a grizzly bear carcass found earlier this month near Klukshu.

And some residents familiar with the bears in the area believe the dead animal was a beloved grizzly known locally as the “mayor of Klukshu.”

On Nov. 15 near Klukshu, a traditional fishing village in the southwestern Yukon, award-winning wildlife photographer Peter Mather says a flock of ravens alerted him to the carcass.

He says he spoke about his discovery with Champagne and Aishihik First Nations elder Chuck Hume who told him that the carcass could be the “mayor.”

Mather, who got to know