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Grizzlies can be seen here all year, but viewing ‘ice bears’ is more limited. By mid-October Arctic air arrives, and the ice bear season begins. Moose can be seen mid-September to early October.

Bear Cave Mountain Eco-Adventures ( bearcavemountain.com) offers grizzly viewing in Ni’iinlii Njik (Fishing Branch) Territorial Park between midSeptember and November. Trips are limited to four guests and depart from Dawson City, a 70-minute flight from Whitehorse, Yukon’s capital.

Steppes Travel ( steppestravel.com) is one of the few UK tour operators offering trips to see ice bears.