White-Nose Syndrome Trial

  Retired military bunkers used as artificial bat hibernacula at Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge in Maine (April 9, 2013) In an effort to address mortality rates of little brown bats, biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Maine Department of...
Palm Oil….What’s the Big Deal?

Palm Oil….What’s the Big Deal?

Large buyers of palm oil — including the Girl Scouts, Dunkin’ Donuts and Sara Lee — are responding to environmental and wildlife concerns about the product’s use. But experts believe many animal populations are still negatively affected by palm oil...

Benefits of Environmental Education

Kentucky Environmental Literacy Plan approved by Kentucky Board of Education Press Release from the Education Cabinet Kentucky Environmental Literacy Plan approved by Kentucky Board of Education   FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 7, 2011)The Kentucky Board of Education today...
Killer Cats

Killer Cats

Behind Cute Face, A Cold-Blooded Killer: Study Finds Cats Kill Billions Of Animals by EYDER PERALTA January 29, 2013 6:52 PM Emma looks out from her cage at a pet trade show in Dresden, Germany. Maybe that New Zealand environmentalist we told you about — the one who...

Unusual animal friends

This true story is from a wildlife rehabber named Brenda. I love this story. Most wild opossums and domestic ones too, live well with cats. Of course it depends on the cats and opossums. If they are aggressive animals –they won’t get along at all. However,...
Endangered squirrel

Endangered squirrel

Delmarva Fox Squirrel Returning to Refuges Posted At : January 16, 2013 4:00 AM | Posted By : Amatucci, Dorothy By Tylar Greene, USFWS The endangered Delmarva fox squirrel is faring better today than it has been in half a century, thanks to national wildlife refuges...