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Monument Volunteers Help with Bat Research A yellow bat Usually in September, people start the school year by asking their friends about the places they visited and the things they did over the summer – with typical answers like “visited family out of state, or hung out by the pool.” But for a few volunteers [...]
Wolf OR7 Returns to Oregon After drawing much public attention for his historic trek into California, the gray wolf designated as OR7 has turned north and crossed back into Oregon. Originally part of a wolfpack in northeastern Oregon, OR7 wandered more than 1,062 miles in Oregon in September through December of last year before crossing [...]
The preliminary results from the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s black-footed ferret fall spotlighting survey continue to show promise for the small, endangered, specialist carnivore. Game and Fish personnel, along with 99 volunteers, scoured the Aubrey Valley west of Seligman for five nights. The results broke several records established during the spring surveys in March. During the [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA – On July 16, 2011, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County will passed the halfway mark in its seven-year self-transformation when it opens its all-new, 14,000- sqaure-foot Dinosaur Hall. Twice the size of the Museum’s previous dinosaur exhibits, the Dinosaur Hall will feature more than 300 fossils, 20 full-body specimens, [...]
A new study shows that the desert tortoise, thought to be one species for the past 150 years, now includes two separate and distinct species, based on DNA evidence and biological and geographical distinctions. This genetic evidence confirms previous suspicions, based on life history analysis, that tortoises west and east of the Colorado River are [...]
Hunters, anglers, wildlife watchers and other outdoor recreationists will undoubtedly have questions about what impact the fires will have on wildlife, hunting, fishing and outdoor recreational opportunities in those areas. The information below will help answer some of your questions. Wildlife It is important to note that habitats in these areas and their associated wildlife [...]
Osprey Nesting at Barr Lake State Park BRIGHTON, CO. – Barr Lake State Park may have an osprey nest. In November of 2010, Jacob Nelson of Brighton designed and installed two osprey nesting poles at the northeast end of Barr Lake. The nesting poles were Jacob’s Eagle Scout Project, which is one of the requirements [...]
Animal Hibernation by David Williams Winter is a time of magic in the animal world. Species as diverse as bears and beetles disappear from the landscape, with hibernation on their minds. Most do not travel far. They venture into caves and dens, descend from mountains, burrow deep underground, or simply dig under rocks or logs. [...]
The Associated Press in Redding Record Searchlight, 1/24/11, reported, “A proposal from the wife of Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens to create a sanctuary in Nevada for wild horses removed from public rangeland around the West has been rejected, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Friday. Madeleine Pickens’ plan wouldn’t save taxpayers’ money and [...]
Wildflower Touring Text By Gregory McNamee (repurposed from DesertUSA.com – original March ’99) If you are sensitive to the rhythms of the desert, you’ll know that the period from March to mid-April is a time when a special kind of natural magic can occur. All through February, if the gentle winter rains have arrived on [...]
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