Tag: wildlife
Spiders and shipping boxes
Kymberly Foster Seabolt comes face to face with a strange spider shipped to her by mistake.
Hunters can help manage chronic wasting disease
Hunters are the key to combatting chronic wasting disease in Pennsylvania deer, wildlife experts say. The disease can have negative impacts on deer populations and hunting, since people are discouraged from eating deer that could be infected.
Maintaining Ohio’s muskellunge population
Learn more about Ohio's muskellunge population, why it has to be maintained, which bodies of water are stocked annually and how to catch the trophy fish.
Welcoming the influx of spring birds, nests
Julie Giess recounts a recent run-in with a killdeer and reflects on what a great time of year it is for birdwatchers.
Brood X cicadas coming soon
Brood X cicadas are set to emerge in parts of western and central Ohio in late April through mid-May after 17 years underground.
Manage invasive species to keep native plants and wildlife healthy
Non-native trees and shrubs are invading the native ecosystem in the Midwest. Learn about management strategies to keep them under control.
Vernal pools attract amphibians and many different species
The University of Mount Union’s vernal pool in the Huston-Brumbaugh Nature Center attracts frogs, ducks, snakes, newts, fingernail clams and water fleas.
Study shows US bald eagle population continues to soar
Populations of the American bald eagle have quadrupled since 2009, according to a new report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners.
Brood X ready to make presence known again
Brood X, also known as the Great Eastern Brood of cicadas , will be emerging from the soil after many years of developing underground.
Wildlife selfie?
Kym Seabolt reminds us that wildlife can be dangerous, skipping the selfie may save your life and posing with a tiger for your dating profile isn't cute.
