Canadian Geographic

As wild Atlantic salmon vanish from Canada’s rivers, wildlife filmmaker Nick Hawkins is raising salmon fry in his own home to document their life cycle and bring attention to the threatened species.

📖 Read here: https://bit.ly/4b2EFAW

#WildlifeConservation #AtlanticSalmon #CanadianGeographic

The last northern spotted owl in B.C. is likely gone. Is it too late to bring them back? A new federal recovery plan for the species offers a glimmer of hope, but with no owls sighted since 2023, it may be too little, too late

Today on Can Geo: The last northern spotted owl in B.C. is likely gone. Is it too late to bring them back? 🦉

A new federal recovery plan offers hope, yet with no sightings since 2023, the future looks uncertain.

🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/456jZEt

#EndangeredSpecies #NorthernSpottedOwl

Can Geo QOTD: 🦫 Which iconic symbol says “Canada” to you? The beaver, the maple leaf, or something else?

In this week's #PhotoOfTheWeek of a willow ptarmigan, for example, Can Geo Photo Club member Jonathan Gillingham has turned what would typically be a mundane shot into something extraordinary.

Can Geo Trivia: 🏔️ What’s the highest mountain in Canada?
A) Mount Logan
B) Mount Waddington
C) Mount Robson

#InternationalWomensDay

Swipe through to see a glimpse of the incredible talent of women photographers in our Can Geo Photo Club community.

📸 : Can Geo Photo Club / Brittany Crossman, Cari Siebrits, Kathryn Peiman, Donna Feledichuk

#ScenicSaturday: A Hidden Underwater World

Can Geo Photo Club member Antonio Hou captured a mesmerizing congregation of hooded nudibranchs in this vibrant underwater scene.

Share your photos with the Can Geo Photo Club for a chance to be featured in the next #ScenicSaturday!

📊 Poll of the Day:
Which season shows Canada’s beauty best? 🍂❄️🌸☀️

This week's #ShareCanGeo spotlight goes to Nicole Watson (@nicolew0102).

How would you #CaptionThis?

Remember to use #ShareCanGeo in your captures for a chance to be featured 📸

🍁 This or that:
Maple syrup on pancakes 🥞 or in coffee ☕?

The life and death of an iceberg with Jill Heinerth Ahead of her the new documentary The Berg, underwater explorer and RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Jill Heinerth reflects on diving beneath icebergs, working with James Cameron, and the science of explorat...

Today on the Explore Podcast: Ahead of her the new documentary The Berg, underwater explorer and RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Jill Heinerth reflects on diving beneath icebergs, working with James Cameron, and the science of exploration

https://bit.ly/4u9aK1q

🤔 This or That:
Rockies 🏔️ or Maritimes 🌊?

Who is Jeremy Hansen, the Canadian tapped by NASA to fly around the moon? Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen will soon be blasting off on NASA’s Artemis II mission. How did he get from an imaginary treehouse spaceship in rural Ontario to the real thing?

Today on Can Geo: Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen will soon be blasting off on NASA’s Artemis II mission. How did he get from an imaginary treehouse spaceship in rural Ontario to the real thing?

https://bit.ly/4r8BlZQ

By Alanna Mitchell

California sea lions are getting bigger 🦭💪

Find out what this means for their battles, breeding, and future in the Pacific here: https://bit.ly/4siW1yZ

#WildlifeWednesday
📸 : Can Geo Photo Club / Amanda Nelson, Jenny Stevens, Tareen Rayburn

🧭 Geography Challenge:
What’s Canada’s oldest national park?

Whistler pride and the evolution of Canadian queer mountain culture More than three decades after it began as a grassroots ski week, the Whistler Pride and Ski Festival stands as a reminder that visibility on the slopes is both hard-won and transformative

Whistler Pride and the evolution of Canadian queer mountain culture show how, more than 30 years after it began as a grassroots ski week, the Whistler Pride & Ski Festival has grown into a powerful reminder.

By Jonny Bierman

👉 Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4brO8kj

Ottawa’s Pinhey sand dunes The push to rehabilitate a remarkable ecosystem at the edge of Ottawa, the little known remnants of an ancient sea

Today on Can Geo: Ottawa’s Pinhey sand dunes

The push to rehabilitate a remarkable ecosystem at the edge of Ottawa, the little known remnants of an ancient sea: https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/ottawas-pinhey-sand-dunes/

By Gavin Charles

✨ Fun Fact of the Day:
Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined!

🌍 #DidYouKnow that March 3 is World Wildlife Day?

Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2013, this day celebrates the incredible diversity of life on Earth and raises awareness about protecting the species we share our planet with.

📸 : Can Geo Photo Club / Josh DeLeenheer

🧠 Today’s Trivia:
Which Canadian province has the longest coastline?
🗺️ Bonus: Guess how many kilometres it stretches!

#PhotoOfTheWeek of a great grey owl, photographed by Can Geo Photo Club member Yagnesh Mangukiya, the subject’s eye contact immediately pulls the viewer in.

https://photoclub.canadiangeographic.ca

Whistler pride and the evolution of Canadian queer mountain culture More than three decades after it began as a grassroots ski week, the Whistler Pride and Ski Festival stands as a reminder that visibility on the slopes is both hard-won and transformative

Today on Can Geo:

Whistler pride and the evolution of Canadian queer mountain culture: https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/whistler-pride-and-the-evolution-of-canadian-queer-mountain-culture/


By Jonny Bierman

🏞️ QOTD: Banff, Jasper, or Gros Morne—which park would you visit first?

🚣 QOTD: Paddle a lake or hike a ridge—what’s your move?

A little Lebanon: From man’eesh to knafeh, a community sustained by food Edmonton’s north side has sustained both appetite and tradition for more than half a century

Today on Can Geo:

A little Lebanon: From man’eesh to knafeh, a community sustained by food

➡️ Edmonton’s north side has sustained both appetite and tradition for more than half a century: https://bit.ly/4tRsONm

By Omar Mouallem with photography by Amber Bracken

Chasing storms and shipwrecks on the Oregon Coast Offering something for everyone, this 584-kilometre wind-swept shoreline is packed with historical sites, isolated beaches, quiet seaside towns and more

Today on Can Geo:

Chasing storms and shipwrecks on the Oregon Coast

➡️ Offering something for everyone, this 584-kilometre wind-swept shoreline is packed with historical sites, isolated beaches, quiet seaside towns and more: https://bit.ly/4tMhIt7

By Robin Esrock

📸 QOTD: Favourite spot for a Canadian landscape photo—where would it be?

Wildlife photographer Maxime Légaré-Vézina shares why his hometown of Québec City will always be his favourite place in Canada. 🍁

Explore more here: https://ourcountry.canadiangeographic.ca/

Le photographe animalier Maxime Légaré-Vézina nous explique pourquoi sa ville natale, Québec, restera toujours son endroit préféré au Canada.

Pour en savoir plus, cliquez ici : https://bit.ly/4aXxuZt

Merci à Patrimoine canadien et à BMO Groupe financier d'avoir rendu ce projet possible.

The last northern spotted owl in B.C. is likely gone. Is it too late to bring them back? A new federal recovery plan for the species offers a glimmer of hope, but with no owls sighted since 2023, it may be too little, too late

The last northern spotted owl in B.C. is likely gone. Is it too late to bring them back?

➡️ A new federal recovery plan for the species offers a glimmer of hope, but with no owls sighted since 2023, it may be too little, too late: https://bit.ly/456jZEt

By Brad Badelt, photography by Jared Hobbs