Tag: wildlife
Vernal pools: Vulnerable ecosystems
Vernal pools provide seasonal breeding grounds to a host of amphibians and other species. As more of them disappear, so do the animals that rely on them.
Coyote researcher gives new perspective in book
The nation’s foremost expert on coyotes, Stanley D. Gerht, offers a new perspective on them in his just-published book, “Coyotes Among Us.”
Ohio’s 2024 Wetlands Habitat Stamp winner features bufflehead
Ray Easton’s painting of a bufflehead duck was selected as the winner of the 2024 Ohio Wetlands Habitat Stamp Design Competition held Feb. 17.
The truth about turkey vultures
Turkey vultures occupy an incredibly unique niche, playing an important role in our communities and keeping our environment clean.
Spring forward
Jim Abrams reflects on signs of spring he's noticed and those he's waiting on around his property in northwestern Ohio.
Eastern phoebe: The harbinger
Tami Gingrich is looking forward to the arrival of the eastern phoebe, a harbinger of spring with a distinct repetitive, two-note “fee-bee” song.
Wood frogs usher in leap year
Forest floors across northern North America are waking up as wood frogs prepare for their annual explosive breeding event.
The American kestrel: A falcon in peril
Tami Gingrich discusses the value of Ohio's smallest bird of prey, the American Kestrel, and her efforts to boost its numbers.
New elk added to West Virginia herd
Seventeen elk were successfully transported to Tomblin Wildlife Management Area in Logan County, West Virginia.
