Snowy owls are flocking to Michigan! I have not seen one yet on my hikes on local state lands, but according to this article, “Snowy owls flock to Michigan in unusual numbers“, in the Detroit Free Press, they are flying further south for food. Their home is the Arctic tundra. The full article is here. [...]
Two orphaned bear cubs were released in the Sierra National Forest by the California Department of Fish and Game. Hikers found the 6-month cubs last summer after their mother was illegally killed by a poacher. Enjoy the short video below about the release of these two cute bear cubs. Video Link “Bears Released In [...]
“60 Minutes Presents: Into the Wild” is a wonderful program. In a special hour devoted to the natural world, Scott Pelley visits Kenya to witness the great wildebeest migration; then, Bob Simon listens to the secret language of elephants; lastly, Lara Logan visits with Jane Goodall in the forests of Tanzania. If you love nature [...]
The use of snares to kill bears is a “train wreck” of wildlife management policy, former Alaska governor Tony Knowles said as he announced he was joining biologists in opposing the expansion of such methods, according to the article “Ex-Alaska governor Knowles, former biologists to oppose snaring of bears to help moose numbers“. The former governor [...]
The new bear Cub House is open at the Animals Asia Moon Bear Rescue Center in Vietnam. The bear cubs, all rescued from smugglers, explore the great outdoors for the first time in the short video below! Video Link Cub House opens in Vietnam Torn from their mothers at a very young age, these four cubs [...]
Habitat loss occuring in the northern plains as farmers return land to production is hurting wildlife according to the article, “Habitat loss as farmers return land to production hurts wildlife, hunting in northern Plains“. Land once enrolled in the federal Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is shifting back to farming, according to the article. According to the [...]
As whitetail deer are featured in our children’s books and movies, I thought you’d enjoy some interesting whitetail deer facts. Do you know that whitetail deer use speed and agility to outrun predators, sprinting up to 30 miles per hour and leaping as high as 10 feet, according to National Geographic? “White-tailed” refers to the [...]
Here’s an update for you on Dakota, the missing owl from Wisconsin, in the short video below. Video Link Search for Dakota the owl moves into day ten Ten days have passed since Dakota the great-horned owl was snatched from its cage at the Oconomowoc Wildlife in Need Center, and until now, Dakota has [...]
Do you know that red headed woodpeckers store food in the bark of trees? The red headed woodpecker, one of the birds featured in our new book Tea with Lady Sapphire: Sharing the Love of Birds, is a quite interesting bird that seeks out dead or dying trees and stumps for nesting sites. The red headed woodpecker is [...]
Here’s an update on Dakota, the missing great horned owl in Wisconsin. According to the article, “Workers desperately searching for Dakota the owl“, Dakota has been tracked to private land south of Hunter’s Lake. Staff from the Oconomowoc Wildlife In Need Center familiar with the Dakota are searching for him and hoping to catch him before Saturday, the [...]
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