CanGeo QOTD 🌱
Which Canadian landscape makes you feel most connected to the Earth?

Share your pick 👇
#EarthWeek #ExploreCanada

Our cities are for the birds Urban and migratory birds rely on city spaces to rest and recharge; here’s how you can help

Today on Can Geo: Urban and migratory birds rely on city spaces to rest and recharge; here’s how you can help

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“It’s almost like a treasure hunt:”

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In partnership with @oceanacanada.bsky.social, and written by Alanna Mitchell

Blending into the greens, a bull elk pauses just long enough for Can Geo Photo Club member Jake Zamora to capture this quiet moment. #PhotoOfTheDay

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CanGeo Trivia 🐝
True or False: One in every three bites of food we eat depends on pollinators.

What’s your answer? 👇
#EarthWeek

Can Geo QOTD: If Canada had another national symbol tied to nature, what would you choose?

🍁 Maple tree
🐻 Grizzly bear
🦉 Great horned owl
🧊 Glacier

🦫 True or False: Beavers can hold their breath underwater for up to 10 minutes.

A flawless launch, a breathtaking Earthset, and deeply human moments inside the Orion spacecraft made the Artemis II mission unforgettable.

It is hard to believe it has already been one week since splashdown.

Relive the highlights: https://bit.ly/4vGENOO

📸 : NASA

Can Geo Trivia: Which spot in Canada is known as the “Wind Power Capital”?

A) Pincher Creek, Alberta
B) Churchill, Manitoba
C) Sable Island, Nova Scotia

In springtime in North America, purple martins spread joy as they return to their nest boxes — is that enough motivation for us to ward off an avian housing crisis?

Find out here: canadiangeographic.ca/articles/the-birds-who-c...

Crocuses begin to bloom just outside Calgary, a quiet sign of spring emerging on the landscape. Captured by Can Geo Photo Club member Shawn Kerr. #PhotoOfTheDay

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Fifty shades of blue: Chasing paradise in The Exumas A Bahamian archipelago of 365 sun-drenched cays offers iconic wildlife and bucket-list beaches

Fifty shades of blue: Chasing paradise in The Exumas

A Bahamian archipelago of 365 sun-drenched cays offers iconic wildlife and bucket-list beaches

Read the full experience: canadiangeographic.ca/articles/fifty-shades-of...

Can Geo QOTD: You get to hike one of these Canadian trails this summer, what’s your pick?

🌄 West Coast Trail (BC)
🪶 Skyline Trail (NS)
🌲 East Coast Trail (NL)
🧭 Bruce Trail (ON)

A young black bear cub in coastal British Columbia rests after a salmon feast in this peaceful wildlife photography moment captured by Can Geo Photo Club member Lisa Adler (IG: @lisa.photos.adler). #PhotoOfTheDay

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The Sound of Orcas Listening to orcas helps researchers understand their behaviour

Orcas don’t just communicate, they have dialects.

By listening to their calls, clicks and whistles, researchers can understand how pods socialize, hunt and travel. Each family group even has its own unique “language,” passed down through generations.

Read more: https://bit.ly/41w7MXI

True or False: The boreal forest covers more than half of Canada’s land area.

Drop your guess below 👇

Fearfully great lizards: A brief history of how we know what we know about dinosaurs Technology is radically changing our understanding of how dinosaurs looked and behaved, revealing a far more dynamic prehistoric world than we ever imagined

Technology is radically changing our understanding of how dinosaurs looked and behaved, revealing a far more dynamic prehistoric world than we ever imagined.

Learn how we know what we know about dinosaurs today: https://bit.ly/3Q7QQUT

Can Geo Photo Club member Dennis Liu (IG: @picart_wildlife_nature) captures a Lesser Yellowlegs wading along the shoreline, a striking moment of coastal birdlife. #PhotoOfTheDay

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What do we really know about dinosaurs, and how did we figure it out?

Read our latest feature, Fearfully great lizards: A brief history of how we know what we know about dinosaurs by @docleslie.

🔗 https://bit.ly/3Q7QQUT

Fun fact: The coldest temperature ever recorded in Canada was –63°C! Can you guess where?

Iconic moments from the Artemis II mission to the moon and back Canadian Geographic and RCGS staff and Fellows share their favourite moments, images and videos from the 10-day mission that changed how we view the moon — and ourselves

Canadian Geographic and RCGS staff and Fellows share their favourite moments, images and videos from the 10-day mission that changed how we view the moon — and ourselves

Read our list of iconic moments from the Artemis II mission.

👉 https://bit.ly/4vGENOO

Combining ecological and cultural values, and nearly two dozen planning partners, British Columbia’s Great Bear Sea is a model of con­ser­va­tion cooper­a­tion.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4tFzRrH

✏️: Serena Renner
📸: Eli Wolpin

Two curious fox kits take a peek at the camera in this quiet moment captured by Can Geo Photo Club member Tina O'Rourke (IG: @tinaorourkephotography). #PhotoOfTheDay

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Artemis II astronauts have returned safely to Earth following historic mission around the moon Canadian Geographic is following this history-making mission, which saw Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen become the first Canadian to fly around the moon

Canadian Geographic is following this history-making mission, which will see Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen become the first Canadian to fly around the moon.

Read about the Artemis II mission from our live blog: https://bit.ly/4c6SHAM

Can Geo QOTD: If you could explore just one of Canada’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites this year, where would you go? 🌎

🪨 Gros Morne National Park (NL)
🏔️ Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (AB/BC)
🧭 Dinosaur Provincial Park (AB)
🧊 Nahanni National Park (NT)

Western toad tadpoles migrate into shallow waters to feed on microalgae, captured here in this underwater image from Vancouver Island by Can Geo Photo Club member Maxwell Hohn. #PhotoOfTheDay

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After being dropped off by helicopter, Can Geo Photo Club member John Meragias camped at this #ScenicSaturday spot for four nights, 150 km from the nearest community.

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For Can Geo Photo Club member Dan Sedran, a return to a familiar ravine led to weeks of patient early-morning tracking and the chance to photograph a young buck he nicknamed “Bucky” crossing a creek in a near-perfect reflection. #PhotoOfTheDay

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Artemis II is home! 🚀🌎

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Artemis II is on its way home.

We’re covering splashdown live as it happens: canadiangeographic.ca/articles/live-updates-co...

📸 : NASA