China Airlines Cargo Boeing 747 at the Whitehorse Airport on a sunny day.

Went on a field trip.

China Airlines plane diverted to Whitehorse after smoke alarm onboard | CBC News A China Airlines cargo plane headed to Anchorage, Alaska, from Chicago was forced to stop in the Yukon early Saturday morning following a "smoke indication" onboard.

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Swans! It must be spring despite it trying to snow this afternoon.

Born for this: unravelling the disappearance of Dall sheep When scientists started documenting alarming declines in the Thechàl Dhâl herd of Dall sheep, it sparked a vital conversation between biologists and First Nations communities. What was causing the dro...

Absolutely fascinating article by @trinamoyles.bsky.social in @cangeo.bsky.social about how declines in dall sheep in southwest Yukon might be (partly) related to increased levels of wind-blown dust following diversion of Ä’äy Chù (Slims River). 🧪⚒️🐏

@carmtree.bsky.social @draeolus.bsky.social

Yesterday morning was peak Saguaro! 🌵 🌼 (13 blossoms?!)

Spring!

#Whitehorse #Yukon #swans

a cartoon pikachu with a surprised look on his face . Alt: a cartoon pikachu with a surprised look on his face .

Hi! I'm a scientist studying artificial stuff in animal nests, and I'm looking for a #Pokémon expert. 🌍 Yup, I found some Pokémon in a nest!! 😲

Specifically, the question concerns dating pieces of packaging, which might be tricky. Who knows EVERYTHING about Pokémon? Who can I send a DM to? 😅

Graphic showing future habitat loss due to climate warming for the Canada Goose over North America, which is from a Climate Central article.

Climate change has far-reaching impacts on society and our environment. Latest report on birds by @climatecentral.org: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt... 🐦

"Shorter winters, spring warming, and earlier first spring leaves can disrupt the annual cues that birds rely on to begin their migrations"

Yes! Finally! This is a very good thing, although the devil will be in the details

“…investment of more than $8.7 million in the Whistle Bend Neighbourhood Active Transportation Connector to Downtown Whitehorse project.”

#Whitehorse #Yukon #activetransportation

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The city cleared out road recently and my kids had their bikes out this weekend. Not today!

A small, stocky, all-white gull, with black legs and blue and yellow bill

Big excitement in Carcross, Yukon today, when an Ivory Gull was spotted resting on the ice at Bennett Lake. I'm not sure how (or why?) it got there but it was great to get my lifer! This is a bird of the High Arctic, and there are only two previous records for the Yukon...

Two Bald Eagles (black, with white heads and yellow beaks) perched on top of a dead tree

It's that time of year! A pair of Bald Eagles get close near their nest at the mouth of Chasan Chua (McIntyre Creek), north of Whitehorse. #birds #Yukon

There are now 10 toilets in Space

International Space Station: 4
Crew Dragon Docked at ISS: 1
Soyuz Docked at ISS: 1
Tiangong Space Station: 2
Shenzhou Docked at TSS: 1
Artemis II on way around Moon: 1

This will be the first time a toilet has left low earth orbit!

Screenshot from the NASA Artemis II launch livestream showing the core stage separation from a camera on the rocket.

What a fucking shot holy shit

He will be providing crew medical services whilst in space so I guess that is

😎

universal healthcare

Forest soil on doormats rebalances urban homes' indoor microbiome, study suggests Introducing forest soil on an entryway doormat shifted the indoor microbiome of Finnish homes closer to bacterial profiles found outdoors, with less contribution from human-associated bacteria, a new study shows.

Introducing forest soil on entryway doormats in urban homes shifted indoor bacterial communities toward more diverse, outdoor-like profiles, with reduced human-associated bacteria. doi.org/qxcb

Shirt showing: black-capped chickadee, cedar waxwing, blue jay, northern flicker, downy wood pecker, common redpoll, and black-billed magpie. Light maroon shirt with darker maroon bird drawings.

Playing the “what location is this” game with my bird shirt.

I’ve been seeing a lot of tiny dragon moray eels lately. So cute...!!

Yes, one of my kids did this in kindergarten (7 years ago!) - but never at home. I do think the creative/building/kid logic part of this is fun. Ideally parents are not involved and candy doesn’t need to be left.

CANADA 🇨🇦 FOR THE WIN

THE CANADIAN WHEELCHAIR CURLING TEAM HAS WON GOLD.

THEY ARE PARALYMPIC CHAMPIONS. THEY WENT UNDEFEATED.

CANADA DEFEATS CHINA IN A THRILLER.

I’m volunteering at biathlon this week and there’s been weather delays 3/4 days (including today). Beautifully sunny but March needs to warm up a bit!

So impressive!!

This might be one of the greatest shots that I have ever seen.

The local shelter. We were told she was about 2 and from Pelly.

❤️❤️ My Yukon Special looks very similar.

Found some Snow Geese

Teardrop camping trailer only partially visible behind a large pile of snow.

Yukon frontcountry camping reservations open April 8.

Yes!!! I live in Whitehorse and am a morning person but I love the extended afternoon light. More activities possible after school or work.

But I do hope it warms up significantly for the Arctic Winter Games next week

If true we’ll probably get a huge dump of snow as well. Shovel or Bundle(up)