Coyote/Coywolf Tracking Becomes Red Fox Tracking

So I finally got out tracking for the first time this winter. It was a really nice feeling to walk around in the small woods near our house, and have time to explore whatever caught my eye. I gave myself about an hour (it was bitterly cold last Friday, and I had other tasks on [...]

Windows on Wildlife: The Jackal

Welcome to the 20th edition of  Windows on Wildlife!  If you have a recent post about wildlife you’d like to share – it can be anything: birds, insects, mammals – scroll down to the end of the post and add your site; a compilation of all additions will be posted the following week. Please don’t forget to link [...]

Wolf Presentation at Gertrude Boyden Wildlife Refuge in Taunton, MA

photo: Friends of Seney National Wildlife Refuge I will be presenting tomorrow, October 20th on the past, present and future of wolves in New England, as a guest speaker for the Gertrude Boyden Wildlife Refuge in Taunton, MA. Some of the subjects covered will be understanding the difference between gray wolves, eastern wolves, coyotes and [...]

Windows on Wildlife Update & Lichen

My apologies for not getting this week’s Windows on Wildlife published. A few things in my life (including my health) had to take priority, and it just didn’t get done.  No worries, it will be back next week with another snappy observation on the wild world. In the meanwhile, here’s a neat pic I took [...]

Naturalist Notes: Leavings from a Coyote Pack

photo: Larry1732 I lead a series of family tracking/nature observation programs this past weekend as part of the Massachusetts ‘Great Park Pursuit’ which culminated with a finale at Blackstone River and Canal State Park in Uxbridge. There was a whole host of activities from horse-drawn carriage rides, to live animal displays, live music, naturalist-led nature [...]

A New View on Wildlife Conservation – Maine Black Bear Cams

Remember when I said that hibernating/lethargic black bears give birth and nurse their cubs while dormant/hibernating? Well, now you can watch video footage – captured this January – of a black bear giving birth to two cubs in her den! An exciting new project from the Wildlife Research Foundation and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and [...]