michaelewen
Yellowknife Visitor
The ptarmigan, I think is the only animal that migrated south to Yellowknife for the winter, where temperatures can drop to -50c in the winter months. They spend the summer months far north of us in the tundra and when the winter months arrive they migrate south to the tree line. During the winter months it is common to see flocks of ptarmigan walking around the roads of Yellowknife and then as spring approaches they head north again. There is a common bumper sticker on cars in Yellowknife that says, “I brake for ptarmigan” because often they are all over the road and people will slow down and stop.
Yellowknife Visitor
The ptarmigan, I think is the only animal that migrated south to Yellowknife for the winter, where temperatures can drop to -50c in the winter months. They spend the summer months far north of us in the tundra and when the winter months arrive they migrate south to the tree line. During the winter months it is common to see flocks of ptarmigan walking around the roads of Yellowknife and then as spring approaches they head north again. There is a common bumper sticker on cars in Yellowknife that says, “I brake for ptarmigan” because often they are all over the road and people will slow down and stop.