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.
Wisconsin has 11 species of turtles. Of these, the Ornate Box turtle is considered endangered and the Blandings and Wood turtles are considered threatened within the state.
Like all reptiles, turtles are cold-blooded or ectothermic which means they rely on the environment for heat. Turtles in Wisconsin have made some neet adaptations to living in a place that gets quite cold in winter.
The sandhill crane is a large and magnificent bird that is found in wetlands in the central United States. They spend their breeding season in Wisconsin’s wetlands and are a common sight even in urban areas.
At one point Sandhill crane populations had dwindled so low they were near extinction. Aldo Leopold and other Wisconsin environmentalists were instrumental in publicizing their plight.
These birds are best known for their graceful dance-like movements, which they perform during courtship rituals and their very vocal conversations.
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.
