Wildlife conservation
ame vanorio
Vampire Bats! Are They Out To Get You?

Vampire bats are the only mammals that survive exclusively on a diet of blood. The scientific word is obligate sanguivores. And yes, sometimes they bite humans. There are three species of vampire bats but we are focused on the one closest to us in the United states, the common vampire bat.

Vampire Bats! Are They Out To Get You?
Wildlife conservation
ame vanorio
Nighty Night, Sleep Tight! Hibernation, ...

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. I explain what they are and how wildlife gets through the cold months every year.

Hibernation, Brumation, and Torpor are biological reactions to the environment. By slowing down their metabolic rate animals can conserve energy, have less need for food, and gain the ability to survive lower temperatures.

Nighty Night, Sleep Tight! Hibernation, Brumation and Torpor Explained
Wildlife conservation, Backyard Wildlife
ame vanorio
That Rascally Raccoon

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.

That Rascally Raccoon
Wildlife conservation
ame vanorio
Copperheads: Facts and Myths

Easter Copperheads (Agkistrodon contortrix) are one of the more common venomous snakes in America and are responsible for the most snakebites from any venomous snake in the country. The beautiful although a bit menacing-looking copperhead has a distinctive hourglass pattern.

Copperheads: Facts and Myths
Backyard Wildlife, Wildlife conservation
ame vanorio
Angel Wing Deformity In Wild Birds = Human ...

Angel wing aka airplane wing is a deformity that affects the carpal or wrist joint of growing waterfowl like ducks and geese, causing the wing feathers to stick out sideways instead of lying flat against the body. This can also affect domestic fowl but this article focuses more on wild species.

Angel Wing Deformity In Wild Birds = Human Feeding

Wildlife conservation

Make A Wildlife Rescue Car Kit

Make A Wildlife Rescue Car Kit

Are you one of those people who halts traffic to help a turtle cross the road? Stops to say a prayer and check the pouch for babies of a possum killed on the road? Tries to find the nest of a baby bird.

I’m so glad you care about wildlife! Thank you for all you do. At Fox Run Environmental Education Center we appreciate our finders.

For those of you with a passion to help wildlife one simple way is to put a wildlife rescue kit in your car. The things in this kit will help you to safely catch and move a wild animal so that you can transport them to a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.

Found A Baby Bird? Here's What To Do.

Found A Baby Bird? Here's What To Do.

In spring and summer, people sometimes find baby birds that are outside of their nest. While some of them may be orphaned and really need our help, this is not always the case.

In this article, we want to discuss how to tell if a baby bird needs intervention and how we can care for baby birds in a responsible way.

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Kentucky Snakes - They're Not So Scary!

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Kentucky Snakes - They're Not So Scary!

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.

Georgia Sea Turtles’ Peril & Rehabilitation During the Pandemic

Georgia Sea Turtles’ Peril & Rehabilitation During the Pandemic

Near the coastline of one of the east’s favorite vacation spots lies one of the largest aquatic animal sanctuaries on the East Coast. The Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island witnessed an influx of “patients” over the course of the last few weeks, most recently after Georgia and other surrounding states lifted quarantine restrictions in early May.

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The Fantastic Fox

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The Fantastic Fox

Kentucky is home to two fantastic fox species: the Gray Fox and the Red Fox. While both belong to the Canidae Family they are distinct cousins (note the different scientific names). Foxes are a delightful part of folklore and have a well-earned reputation for being cunning and sly.