Two types of animal talk dominate practical conversations. Practical home discussions commonly deal with critter management questions such as how to deal with unwanted rodents (rats, mice, raccoons, squirrels) the critter category, such as rodents, raccoons and the like. Outdoor recreation and travel...
Many of us live in cities or suburbs, with little interaction with wildlife, so we don’t know how to react or behave. We want your parks experience to be fun and safe, both for you and for the wildlife that live here. Today, let’s talk about: the types of critters you might enc...
The American Shorthair is a popular breed in many American homes, and others worldwide. The breed traces its entry into America to the early 1600s through Spanish explorers and Jamestown settlers. The early intentions of breeding the cats were to protect crops from chipmunks and squirrels and a...
Beatrix Potter, the author of Peter Rabbit, for example, was born in London. She wrote about the animals she knew – rabbits, ducks, badgers, frogs, hedgehogs, squirrels, moles, mice, foxes, and domestic animals such as pigs, guinea pigs, and cats. Hedgehogs are native to the U.K ...
Introduction of a foreign species Hunting Pollution Disease Loss of genetic variation Human actions have played a huge role in species extinction in more recent history, but they’re not the only culprit. Of the 99 percent of species that have gone extinct on the planet, most of these extinct...
fruit of the white oak is a great food source for many animals and birds including raccoons, wild turkeys, squirrels, chipmunks and crows. Raccoons and opossums will use a hollow white oak tree for a den. Wildlife will also use white oak leaves and twigs to build their nests in spring....
Ground squirrels Mice Prairie dogs Chipmunks Voles Rabbits The bacteria are believed to persist at a low level in the natural populations of these animals. When a large number of infected wild rodents die, fleas that have bitten these animals may bite humans and domestic animals. Cats that are...
Mammals include squirrels, monkeys, many species of bats, the capybara, unique for being the largest rodent in the world at about 4 feet long, 2 feet high at the shoulders and a weight between 77 to 146 pounds. Other mammals are opossums, porcupines, ocelots and a weasel-like animal ...
Natural brushes are typically made from the hair and fur of animals like boars, squirrels, and goats. Because they are made of real hair, they tend to be much softer than synthetic brushes. Because they are porous, they tend to absorb and spread pigment well.16 You may want to grab natu...
than they would like. I’ve had close friends drop off for months at a time when the demands of parenting, a personal crisis, or mental health issues kept them from engaging in the way they normally would. And I’ve understood this, with the occasional effort of communication between us....