Both Bald and Golden Eagles are iconic symbols of American power and freedom
As wildlife rehabilitators, we are filled with love and compassion for the animals in our care. But love doesn't pay the bills! We must have a sustainable business plan and goals to raise money for our work.
Provide winter habitat for snakes, frogs, and insects by providing a hibernaculum. Step-by-step instructions on how to build ones for several species.
Bluebirds are beautiful birds that are symbols of joy and hope. They are also cavity nesters and loss of habitat has affected their populations in a negative way.
This article will share with you the WHY and HOW of attracting bluebirds to your yard. In addition, we have some guidance for you to purchase or make bluebird housing and where to place it.
Coyotes are social, intelligent, and cunning animals. Coyotes are so smart, that Native Americans considered them an important part of their cosmology. Tribes of the southwest refer to them as God’s dogs.
They are about the size of a small dog and average about 30 pounds. Coyotes share their looks and tracks with wolves in physical appearance, but they are a bit smaller in size.
Coyotes are members of the Canidae family which also includes wolves, dogs, and foxes.
Benjamin Franklin was right about one thing. The turkey would have made a great national bird.
Wild Turkeys are large, plump birds with long legs. You often see them walking in fields or on the edges of wooded areas. The distinctive gobble and beautiful tail plumage on the male make them easy to identify.
Coming out at night (and not just on Halloween) they hunt for flying insects. Bats are unique animals. They are the only mammals to actually fly.
Bats are the subject of myth and lore but what is the truth about these fascinating animals. This article will cover some basic facts about bats and take a close-up look at several species in Kentucky.
When we think of jellyfish we often think of trips to the ocean. I remember a trip to Jamaica when I was young where I was stung by a jellyfish and had to go to the doctor. Jellyfish are common along saltwater beaches and may even disrupt swimming.
Freshwater jellyfish are not as well known however they are a real thing.
Kentucky has 33 native snakes of which only four are venomous. Snakes are very beneficial to the environment. They eat rodents and help to lower disease spread by these animals.
This article will talk about snakes’ physical features, introduce you to a few of the cool Kentucky species, discuss snake rehabilitation, and what to do if you are bitten by a snake.
Salamanders are a unique group of animals. They are amphibians, like frogs, and may live in water or on the land. There are 35 species of salamanders that live in Kentucky. This article will discuss the characteristics and habits of salamanders, conservation, diseases, and introduce you to a number of species found in our state and region of the USA.
Kentucky is home to many species of waterfowl. Both ducks and geese spend much of there time in Kentucky.
Forty-three species of waterfowl make Kentucky home for at least part of the year. We will talk about some of the more common ones you may see locally.
Read further to learn about some common species and what you can do to improve habitat, feeding wild ducks and geese.
Rest and Relaxation. Catching some ZZZ’s. Hibernation, Brumation, and Torpor are all animal responses to dealing with the need to conserve energy and slow down.
Animals use energy all day. Things like walking, digestion, heating and cooling their bodies, all of these things use energy. Even thinking uses energy.
Raccoons are adorable, smart, precocious and they use these attributes to get into trouble. Not that raccoons think “I am going to get in this trash can just to be bad.” But that is what happens.
This article will tell you everything you need to know about raccoons including how smart they are and how to humanely keep them out of your attic and chicken house.
You know at Fox Run Environmental Education Center we love our turtles! We are also very concerned about the fate of turtles in Kentucky. Kentucky is home to several species of turtles which are endangered or threatened.
Updated September 27, 2019. Turtles are easy to recognize reptiles that are famous for carrying their house on their back. They are often portrayed as slow-moving and dim-witted in stories and cartoons. But they are faster and more intelligent than given credit for! In Kentucky, we have 14 species of turtles. All of our turtles are aquatic and live in water except for one, the Eastern Box Turtle.
