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Winter Not for Batwatching

November 9, 2011 by Margie Klein

In autumn and winter, we seem to be racing through the holidays. Halloween, Thanksgiving, then Christmas and New Year’s. What are some of the animals that we connect to these events? Whether for their symbolism or their activity at certain times of the year, some animals just seem to conjure up images of these holidays. That [...]

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Wings and Wildlife Festival Makes a Second Appearance

February 7, 2010 by Margie Klein

A popular birding and wildlife-watching festival is coming to Laughlin again in March.

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Visit the bat cave at Carlsbad Caverns National Park

August 12, 2009 by Lynn Bremner

Summer Activity In New Mexico Mexican free-tail bat migration by L. Bremner – DesertRoadTRIPPIN.com If you have time for a summer road trip to the southern portion of New Mexico, stop by Carlsbad Cavern National Park. Every spring 400,000 Brazilian (aka Mexican) free-tail bats migrate to the Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. They hide in [...]

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Winter Not for Batwatching

Wings and Wildlife Festival Makes a Second Appearance

Visit the bat cave at Carlsbad Caverns National Park

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