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Can you imagine 300 million Monarchs?
By Buckmasters Online
Help track them July 27-August 4 If you live east of the Rocky Mountains, there’s a spectacular show coming this way as millions of Monarch butterflies begin migrating south through Texas on the way to their winter home in central Mexico. Hey, that happens every year, right? Yes, but not like it will this year. That’s because researcher... READ MORE
Turtles—Give ‘em a brake
By Buckmasters Online
Photo: If you help a turtle to cross a road, assist its journey by always moving it in the same direction it was heading. It’s spring and turtles are on the move—slowly. Very slowly. From Massachusetts to Mississippi and across eastern, Midwestern and western states from May through July, turtles are active, seeking mates and nesting gr... READ MORE
Resist the rescue! The wildlife babies are fine.
By Buckmasters Online
Photo: The best way to deal with the baby animal you believe is an orphan is to leave it alone. It’s as predictable as the arrival of spring. You’ve found a baby bird or perhaps a fawn or, maybe, a clutch of very young rabbits. You worry because the baby or babies are all alone. You look around and there’s no sign of where the ad... READ MORE
Hey, what’s hoppin’?
By Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Frog and Toad Survey
Photo: Frogs like this Blanchard’s cricket frog call as part of their courtship, as an army of volunteers listen for their calls in wetlands, marshes, lakes and rivers. If it’s April in Wisconsin, it’s time to count frogs and toads. Each spring for the past 35 years a small army of citizen scientists—or froggers, as they cal... READ MORE
Eeek! It’s a moose!
By Buckmasters Online
Photo: Where is the best place to see a moose? NOT on a snowmobile trail. Where winter clings to the landscape with heavy snowfalls, in places like Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, snowmobiling is great fun. But that’s not the reason moose and deer use the same trails as snowmobilers. “The deep snow can make using the packed snowmobile... READ MORE
How do birds stay warm?
By Buckmasters Online
With freezing, low winter temperatures across much of the county this winter, do you wonder how birds can stay warm in the coldest months? Common redpolls are a great example. These energetic foragers weigh less than 15 grams and can survive temperatures that plunge nearly 100 degrees below the freezing point! How do they do it? Birds of all shap... READ MORE