Why Do We Need Wildlife Corridors?

Late last year, people around the world mourned the death of P-22, a geriatric male mountain lion (Puma concolor) who… Read more Why Do We Need Wildlife Corridors?

Why Have All the Birds Stopped Singing?

Summer is nearly halfway through, and while the days are still long there are already changes hinting at fall’s arrival.… Read more Why Have All the Birds Stopped Singing?

Some months back a study was released that demonstrates just how damaging climate change is to insects, particularly those in… Read more Why We Need to Care About Insects

I have mixed feelings about Michael Coren’s April 25 Washington Post article, “These 4 free apps can help you identify… Read more An App Does Not a Master Naturalist Make

There are some species found here in North America that are so common that many people just assume they’re part… Read more Species You Didn’t Know Weren’t Native to North America

I would like to be able to say that every person engaged in wildlife rehabilitation has the proper training to… Read more Stressed to Death: Capture Myopathy in Wildlife

Click here to learn more about the How to Identify article series. For this week’s How to Identify Mushrooms post,… Read more How to Identify Mushrooms, Step by Step

Recently a post crossed my dash on Facebook featuring a small group of llamas in the forests of the Olympic… Read more Wild vs. Feral, Domesticated vs. Tame, Native vs. Invasive, and Why Words Matter

In recent weeks, the West Coast has been hit with multiple atmospheric rivers and bomb cyclones, causing massive storms, torrential… Read more Atmospheric Rivers and Drought: It’s More Complicated Than You Think

When I was a kid in the 80s, I remember hearing about tortoise shell glasses–also known as horn-rimmed glasses–that were… Read more Poaching Turtles for the Pet Trade