Why Save the Yubas?

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.

Interesting Facts

· 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.