Plants and animals hold medicinal, agricultural, ecological, commercial and aesthetic/recreational value. Endangered species must be protected and saved so that future generations can experience their presence and value.
· Yubas are hard to spot and usually come out at night.
· There is only one known photograph of a Yuba.
· Yubas sometimes sleep standing up.
· Most Yubas are left handed.
· Yubas come down from the mountains in wintertime, to search for food, particularly the berries of eucalyptus trees.
· Yubas are known to have existed as far back as 4000 B.C.E.
· The yuba does not attack man.
· Wild yuba herds travel on snow in single file, carefully stepping on footprints left by the lead yuba.
· Yubas were thought to be extinct until discovered in 1969.
The Eucalyptus tree serves as the primary winter food to the yuba. Eucalyptus trees are native to Australia, but they are also found in the western United States, especially in Arizona, California, and Nevada. They grow well anywhere where there is a hot, dry climate.
