Gold miners find mummified baby mammoth in Klondike

WHITEHORSE — A nearly complete mummified baby woolly mammoth has been found in Klondike gold fields within Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin Traditional Territory. Miners working on Euraka Creek in the Yukon found the mammoth while excavating through permafost. Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin Elders have named the mammoth calf Nun cho ga, meaning “big baby animal” in the Hän language, … Continue reading Gold miners find mummified baby mammoth in Klondike