Here in Wisconsin, the flowers are finally blooming and trees are finally regaining there leaves. While it has been a fairly odd spring in terms of weather, in some ways it is just like spring every other year, and that means baby season! Most animals are either having babies or in the process of currently raising
Punxatawney Phil has made the call that spring will come early, but with spring on the horizon, there’s a lot of pests and nuisance wildlife that will be making a rather unfortunate reappearance in our lives. What are some of our top springtime pests? We’ve outlined a few below so you can be prepared for what is to come when spring arrives.
When you look out your window and see a squirrel, chances are that it is a grey squirrel, even if it appears reddish in color. These are the most prolific of squirrels in America, but they are far from the only kind. Today, we are taking a
It’s February, and you know what that means…it’s the month of love! Every store is covered in pink and red with hearts, balloons, flowers, stuffed animals, and, most importantly, chocolate. Some people are celebrating Valentine’s Day, and romantic love, others Valentine’s Day, and important friendships, and others are not celebrating at all. Even some animals are getting into the spirit of the month, though maybe not in ways we humans will enjoy.
So far this season we have received numerous calls from concerned citizens, most of which go something like this: “Hi, we found a baby deer that’s abandoned, the mom isn’t anywhere around. What do we do?” Our best advice for these people? Do nothing. Nine times out of ten, the baby deer that the caller…
When I was a child, my cousins and their family had a raccoon named Ringo. It wasn’t a fully-grown raccoon, just a juvenile that they had found while hunting, perhaps recently orphaned. Regardless of how it came about exactly, they brought this young raccoon home and raised it for a time. They lived out in…
There are various diseases that are carried by wild animals that can cause harm to humans or their four-legged companions. We will be highlighting some of the most serious, common, or notorious diseases that fall into this category in a series of blog posts. Today we will be taking a closer look at rabies. Rabies…
There are various diseases that are carried by wild animals that can cause harm to humans or their four-legged companions. We will be highlighting some of the most serious, common, or notorious diseases that fall into this category in a series of blog posts. The first of the diseases we will be taking a closer…
Have you ever seen a blonde raccoon? How about a black squirrel? Did you know that both of these colorations are caused by a mutated gene? It all has to do with melanin. Melanin is what causes color in mammals. Whether it’s eye color, hair color, or skin color, melanin is responsible for it all.…
Everyone has been buzzing over the notorious groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, and the surprising and exciting news that he did not see his shadow and, as a result, we will have an early spring! While weather predictions from 100-year-old rodents should always be taken with grain of salt, it’s also a great excuse to learn more…
