Kansas Mammals – Canidae

Canis latrans – Urban Coyote by Dru Bloomfield

Living in a metropolitan area most often means being isolated from wildlife. I’m only just beginning to understand which animals are actually native to Kansas.

Canis lupus – Gray Wolf II by dalliedee

To help me, and you, see I’ve put together a little photo collection here on [...]

August 3rd, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Native Animals | 2 comments

Roots & Shoots

Roots and Shoots is a youth program, founded by Dr Jane Goodall (of the chimpanzees), and designed to spread knowledge, compassion, and action in aid of people, animals, and the environment. That sounds like three things that interest me – nature, activities, and sustainability

At the Roots and Shoots website you can:

Find an existing [...]

May 18th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Outdoor Kids | 3 comments

Scotland to Spend $1.4M on Four Beaver Families

OK, it sounds crazy. $1.4 million on four beaver families? What are the Scots thinking? Maybe they just have more money than sense. Even though I’m a naturalist at heart, that was the first thought that popped into my head when I read about this last night. So, what is really going on?

Beavers used to [...]

August 18th, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Native Animals | , , , , , , , , | Category: Native Animals | .4M on Four Beaver Families">Leave a comment