Diversity among similar-looking small rodents
Mice, rats, voles, shrews may all be small, but they have differences.
Browsing: Mammals
Tree baffles to baffle squirrels
Here’s an easy DIY project using a plastic bucket as a tree baffle.
In your yard: bats – guardians of night skies
Read about the most common bats. Some may be patrolling your yard nightly for insects.
In your yard: moles and shrews
Moles and shrews are related. You might notice if one of them lives in your yard.
Virginia Opossum: frequent questions
Why do they “play ‘possum?” Do opossums get rabies? Do they hang by their tail? Are they dangerous? What about rabies?
Skunks of the U.S.
The Striped Skunk is the most familiar, but there are other kinds of U.S. skunks.
Wildlife’s good mothers
Human mothers don’t hold the patent on good parenting. Good mothers are found in the wild, too. Meet eight of them.
The subnivian zone, where snow is a cozy blanket
Gone are the warm days, flowers, butterflies and singing birds. Now, it’s the chilly, bare, quiet landscape of winter. Anything happenin’ out there?
Sleeping winter away – secrets of hibernating wildlife
How do wildlife survive in harsh winter weather? Strategies includes heavy fur coats, warm burrows, “anti-freeze,” and other surprises.
Pine squirrels love, love, love their pines!
If you love love love pines, raise your paw! This group of three squirrel species surely would.
All about Coyotes, the new urban dogs
Coyotes live everywhere, and increasingly in cities. You’ll may never see one; they’re shy, secretive, hyper-alert, smart. Also, beneficial.
All about the Northern Raccoon
Smart and clever animals that are beneficial to have around, and fun to watch.
