Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre
@yukonberingia.bsky.social
Interpretive Centre all about Beringia and the Ice Age
📍 Whitehorse, Yukon
📍 Whitehorse, Yukon
From these samples, we hope to:
1️⃣ Radiocarbon date the fossil to pinpoint when black-footed ferrets lived in the Yukon
2️⃣ Analyze ancient DNA to trace their evolution and their ancestor's arrival from Eurasia
3️⃣ Identify unique genetic diversity, which may help support modern conservation efforts
1️⃣ Radiocarbon date the fossil to pinpoint when black-footed ferrets lived in the Yukon
2️⃣ Analyze ancient DNA to trace their evolution and their ancestor's arrival from Eurasia
3️⃣ Identify unique genetic diversity, which may help support modern conservation efforts
August 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
From these samples, we hope to:
1️⃣ Radiocarbon date the fossil to pinpoint when black-footed ferrets lived in the Yukon
2️⃣ Analyze ancient DNA to trace their evolution and their ancestor's arrival from Eurasia
3️⃣ Identify unique genetic diversity, which may help support modern conservation efforts
1️⃣ Radiocarbon date the fossil to pinpoint when black-footed ferrets lived in the Yukon
2️⃣ Analyze ancient DNA to trace their evolution and their ancestor's arrival from Eurasia
3️⃣ Identify unique genetic diversity, which may help support modern conservation efforts