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  1. For decades, scientists thought North America had its own cheetah; ancient DNA reveals the extinct cat split from the puma lineage 2.6 million years ago

    Representative Image (AI-generated) Its appearance told one story; its DNA tells another. For …
    #NewsBeep #News #Science #Americancheetah #AncientDNA #AU #Australia #convergentevolution #EvolutionaryBiology #extinctNorthAmericancat #Miracinonyxtrumani #Pleistocenefossils #pumalineage #speciesextinction #yukon
    newsbeep.com/au/889414/

  2. For decades, scientists thought North America had its own cheetah; ancient DNA reveals the extinct cat split from the puma lineage 2.6 million years ago

    Representative Image (AI-generated) Its appearance told one story; its DNA tells another. For …
    #NewsBeep #News #Science #Americancheetah #AncientDNA #AU #Australia #convergentevolution #EvolutionaryBiology #extinctNorthAmericancat #Miracinonyxtrumani #Pleistocenefossils #pumalineage #speciesextinction #yukon
    newsbeep.com/au/889414/

  3. Poet and writer Robert W Service, who died OTD in 1958, is often called "The Bard of the #Yukon" cromwell-intl.com/travel/canad #travel #Canada

  4. My "Bold Grizzly Shares the Road" captures a spring moment from the Alaska Highway.

    A golden-brown grizzly moves through tender green shoots and dry stems, fur catching the light and its presence both powerful and composed, anchored by earth tones and textured fur.

    Which detail grabs you first — the gaze, the curve of the back, or the way the light skims the fur?

    buff.ly/I4wpxEw

    #art #photography #mastoart #mastodonart #chrisboese #boesegalleries #grizzly #nature #alaska #yukon

  5. It is one of the most spectacular annual animal migrations: 200,000 porcupine caribou trekking from the #Yukon to #Alaska.

    🔗 Learn about the significance that even the locals celebrate year in and year out: dlvr.it/TVNbXx

    #news #animals #climate #migrations

  6. Profile on rusting rivers and impacts in the Yukon Territory. The extent of this climate change driven happening in neighboring Alaska was covered in the 2025 Arctic Report Card. #Arctic #ClimateChange #Yukon #Canada

    windspeaker.com/news/windspe...

    Yukon First Nations investigat...

  7. “It's been a rapid unwinding in the last two or three years that local people have also noticed. How could you not notice these streams and rivers have, all of a sudden, turned orange?”

    #Indigenous #FirstNations #environment #climatechange #Yukon

    windspeaker.com/news/windspeak

  8. 3 French Potato Recipes Every Cook Should Know

    Chef Alexia Duchêne shares three French potato recipes every cook should know. Learn how to make crispy, buttery Pommes Anna, light and pillowy pommes dauphine, and ultr…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchrecipes #alexia #alexiaduchene #Dauphiné #francais #france #French #frenchfoodrecipes #frenchrecipes #pommesanna #pommesdauphine #Recipes #yukon #Yukongolds
    diningandcooking.com/2798805/3

  9. Ivvavik: A Place for Giving Birth

    Ivvavik, Canada's first national park created through an Indigenous land claim agreement, has a name that means 'a place for giving birth' in Inuvialuktun. It protects the vital calving grounds of the Porcupine Caribou Herd. Each year, thousands of caribou migrate here to have their young, making it a cornerstone of Gwich'in culture and ecological stability. #Canada #Ivvavik #Yukon #Caribou 🇨🇦

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivvavik_

  10. Dennis Fentie, who died OTD in 2019, served as the seventh Premier of #Yukon 2002-2011; before 1978 the territory had a non-partisan legislature with no individual acting as leader of the government cromwell-intl.com/travel/canad #travel #Canada #history

  11. Dawson City: Where Gold Rush Legends Live On ⛏️

    In the Yukon, Dawson City was once the heart of the Klondike Gold Rush. Today, it’s a preserved town with wooden boardwalks, historic saloons, and a frozen-in-time frontier spirit that draws adventurers and history buffs alike.

    🇨🇦 #Canada #Geography #Yukon #HistoryTravel

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawson_C

  12. Challenges In The Use Of Local Data For Regional Scale Mapping Of C And N Stocks In The Continuous Permafrost Zone At The Yukon Coastal Plain | Heatwave Risks To Tipping Point Of Permafrost
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    doi.org/10.5194/soil-12-113-20 <-- shared paper
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    doi.org/10.1038/s41558-026-026 <-- shared paper
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    theguardian.com/environment/20 <-- shared media article
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    cbc.ca/news/canada/north/perma <-- shared media article
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    [putting together two different ‘sorts’/focuses of research/reporting, but…]
    H/T @gustaf Hugelius | Professor at Stockholm University
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    “Permafrost soils are particularly vulnerable to climate change. To assess and improve estimations of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) budgets it is necessary to accurately map soil carbon and nitrogen in the permafrost region. In particular, soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks have been predicted and mapped by many studies from local to pan-Arctic scales. Several studies have been carried out at the Canadian Beaufort Sea coast, though no regional maps of terrestrial carbon stocks based on spatial modelling has been conducted yet. This study combines available field data from the Canadian Yukon coastal plain and uses it to map regional SOC and N stocks using the machine learning algorithm random forest and environmental variables based on remote sensing data. [The authors] developed models using the data for the entire region and separate models for the coastal mainland area and Qikiqtaruk Herschel Island. Each model was used to map SOC and N stocks for its respective area. [They] assessed the performance of the different random forest models by using crossvalidation. [They] further assessed model results using the Area of Applicability (AOA) method and the quantile regression forest approach, comparing the results and discussing their implications within the context of both methods. [They] explore[d] local differences in soil properties and how soil data distribution across the region affects the accuracy of the predictions of SOC and N stocks..."
    #permafrost #soils #geology #climatechange #temperature #thawing #melting #emissions #CO2 #methane #carbon #nitrogen #GIS #spatial #mapping #Qikiqtaruk #HerschelIsland #Yukon #Canada #soilorganiccarbon #SOC #arctic #cryosphere #BeaufortSea #coast #coastal #machinelearning #model #modeling #remotesensing #earthobservation #carbonstocks #island #mainland #spatialanalysis #scale

  13. NO ORDINARY RISKS: THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA
    James Green Stewart was clerk to Robert Campbell at Fort Selkirk, on the #Yukon River, and he made some impressive winter journeys while he was there. A few years later he was assigned the position of second-in-command to James Anderson, who was a much more difficult leader to please. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth #NoOrdinaryRisks #NWT nancymargueriteanderson.com/ja

  14. 🇨🇦 🦇

    Public bat banding near Whitehorse shines light on seldom seen Yukon species

    Bats provide the night shift. They’re the ones out there eating mosquitoes, [and] moths and things of that nature. So, without bats, we wouldn’t have control or regulation of some of the nightly flying insects.”

    #Yukon #Bats #Conservation

    yukon-news.com/2026/08/12/publ

  15. Yukon's Permanent Daylight Time! ☀️⏰

    Yukon made a unique decision in 2020: it permanently switched to what is effectively Pacific Daylight Time, meaning it stays at UTC-7 year-round. No more changing clocks! This aligns it with Mountain Standard Time, offering consistent daylight hours and simplifying life for residents. #Canada #TimeZones #Yukon #NoDST

    yukon.ca/en/news/yukon-remain-

  16. Nice skies they have up there. And leeches. (Not pictured) #yukon #leeches

  17. NO ORDINARY RISKS: THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA
    Once he and his men reached the junction of the Porcupine River with the #Yukon, they made their way up the Porcupine to Lapierre House, on the West side of the Richardson Range. #NoOrdinaryRisks #ThreeJourneysNorth #Journeys nancymargueriteanderson.com/po

  18. Hello #Yukon, this is likely the first ever #racketlon tournament in the territory!

    August 29&30, singles and doubles, youth and adult, at the Canada Games Centre in #whitehorse
    To keep it all in one facility, unfortunately, squash had to be replaced by #pickleball. As usual, there will be #tennis, #tabletennis, and #badminton.

    Come and play for just $25!

  19. Vuntut: A Land Spared by Ice

    Vuntut National Park in the Yukon is part of Beringia, a vast area that remained ice-free during the last ice age. Its name means 'among the lakes' in Gwich’in, referring to the wetlands that are a critical stopover for hundreds of thousands of migratory birds. This unglaciated landscape holds deep archaeological and ecological significance. #Canada #Vuntut #Yukon #Beringia 🇨🇦

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuntut_N

  20. CW: Westminster Hotel, Dawson City, Yukon :flagyt: / Hôtel Westminster, cité de Dawson, Yukon :flagyt:

    The Westminster Hotel in Dawson City, Yukon is no more. It burned down.

    cbc.ca/news/canada/north/devas
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    L’hôtel Westminster à la cité de Dawson, Yukon n’est plus. Il a brûlé.

    // Article en anglais //

    #DawsonCity #CitéDeDawson #Yukon

  21. Vuntut: A Land Spared by Ice

    Vuntut National Park in the Yukon is part of Beringia, a vast area that remained ice-free during the last ice age. Its name means 'among the lakes' in Gwich’in, referring to the wetlands that are a critical stopover for hundreds of thousands of migratory birds. This unglaciated landscape holds deep archaeological and ecological significance. #Canada #Vuntut #Yukon #Beringia 🇨🇦

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuntut_N

  22. Vuntut: A Land Spared by Ice

    Vuntut National Park in the Yukon is part of Beringia, a vast area that remained ice-free during the last ice age. Its name means 'among the lakes' in Gwich’in, referring to the wetlands that are a critical stopover for hundreds of thousands of migratory birds. This unglaciated landscape holds deep archaeological and ecological significance. #Canada #Vuntut #Yukon #Beringia 🇨🇦

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuntut_N

  23. Vuntut: A Land Spared by Ice

    Vuntut National Park in the Yukon is part of Beringia, a vast area that remained ice-free during the last ice age. Its name means 'among the lakes' in Gwich’in, referring to the wetlands that are a critical stopover for hundreds of thousands of migratory birds. This unglaciated landscape holds deep archaeological and ecological significance. #Canada #Vuntut #Yukon #Beringia 🇨🇦

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuntut_N

  24. 13 blocks in Dawson City, Yukon :flagyt: affected by frozen water or sewer lines following water main breaks

    cbc.ca/news/canada/north/13-bl
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    13 pâtés de maisons à Dawson City, Yukon :flagyt: touchés par des conduites d’aqueduc ou d’égouts après des bris dans le réseau d’aqueduc

    // Article en anglais //

    #DawsonCity #Yukon

  25. Vuntut: A Land Spared by Ice

    Vuntut National Park in the Yukon is part of Beringia, a vast area that remained ice-free during the last ice age. Its name means 'among the lakes' in Gwich’in, referring to the wetlands that are a critical stopover for hundreds of thousands of migratory birds. This unglaciated landscape holds deep archaeological and ecological significance. #Canada #Vuntut #Yukon #Beringia 🇨🇦

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuntut_N

  26. HOME!

    There was plenty of construction during my last leg home. It was sunny. It rained. Same ol’ story. I saw a moose though! Any ideas I had about how my reuniting with Jeff and Hank, after 2 months away, was going to go, was completely table flipped when Jeff messaged me to stop at the camper on my way into town to help him winterize it. Okay, I can do that! Hank seemingly couldn’t care any less that I’m home. He’s just so different from a golden retriever (I’ve had three). He […]

    lisa.blog/2025/09/27/home-2/

  27. Vuntut: A Land Spared by Ice

    Vuntut National Park in the Yukon is part of Beringia, a vast area that remained ice-free during the last ice age. Its name means 'among the lakes' in Gwich’in, referring to the wetlands that are a critical stopover for hundreds of thousands of migratory birds. This unglaciated landscape holds deep archaeological and ecological significance. #Canada #Vuntut #Yukon #Beringia 🇨🇦

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuntut_N

  28. CW: CW: You should probably look up what the sourtoe cocktail is before proceeding

    "You can drink it fast, or drink it slow, but your lips must touch this gnarly toe!"

    I did the sourtoe cocktail!

    Hey, it's not like I'm likely to ever find myself in Dawson City again.

    Honestly I was worried I'd lose my nerve, so it's nice to be reminded I have some courage sometimes still.

    Told you this place is wild and bonkers.

    #Sourtoe #SourtoeCocktail #DawsonCity #Yukon

  29. I made it to Dawson City! What a trip! The Yukon is so wild, and Dawson is bonkers.

    Much more later.

    #Yukon #DawsonCity

  30. "There are now at least 173 underpasses and overpasses that are dedicated for #wildlife to get safely across roads.

    "There’s three more that are under construction right now and there are 47 that have been committed to by various governments.

    "So, we’re getting to this place where consideration of wildlife getting across roads is just a normal part of what we do. That’s super exciting."

    #rewilding #roadecology #grizzlies #rockymountains #yellowstone #yukon

    rewildingmag.com/y2y-is-making

  31. Hello #Haines Junction! The #Yukon #African #Music Festival is in town today. 5pm at the St. Elias centre. Tickets are just $10. Have #fun!
    #HainesJunction #HJ

  32. #Researchers wanted to ascertain how #RisingTemperatures & thawing #permafrost are affecting the movement of the #Arctic ’s large rivers. A #NewStudy #published in #Nature #ClimateChange found that such #rivers channel #migration is actually decreasing. Rivers across #Alaska & #Canada ’s #Yukon & #NorthwestTerritories migrated 20% less between 1972 and 2020, a period when the region’s temperatures spiked.

    eos.org/articles/as-the-arctic

    #Geomorphology #Geology #Waterways #Hydrologists #science #water

  33. Lions prowled North America for tens of thousands of years before going extinct. Today, no lions lounge in southern Alberta canola fields or chase prey through Yukon grasslands—so what happened? 🦁

    #Lions #Canada #NorthAmerica #America #US #Paleontology #Science #History #SaberToothedCat #AmericanLion #CaveLion #CaveArt #Fossil #Migration #Beringia #Yukon #Alberta #Alaska

    hakaimagazine.com/news/the-lio

  34. " #Beringia—a now-inundated landmass that once connected #Siberia to #Alaska and #Yukon... "

    "From the #Bluefish #Caves, three hollows in a remote limestone ridge in northern Yukon, #archaeologists have unearthed some of the oldest known signs of human occupation in #NorthAmerica. Today, these caves are providing scientists with a glimpse into the lives of the Beringian hunters who used them nearly 24,000 years ago."

    atlasobscura.com/articles/blue