American Wildlife
American Wildlife
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Giant Salamander Endangered
The Ozark hellbender, a salamander that grows to two feet in length and is the largest amphibian in North America, as well as one of the largest on earth, has…
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Reindeer Hurt By Climate Change
We can safely assume that Santa’s reindeer are reasonably well nourished because of all the sugar plums and other goodies the elves feed them at the North Pole. Wild reindeer,…
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Connecticut Cougar Walked From South Dakota
Mountain Lion Killed In Connecticut Was Wild, And Likely Born In The Black Hills A male mountain lion struck and killed on a Connecticut highway in early June was a…
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Facts On Koalas
Although the koala is often referred to as the koala “bear,” it is not a bear at all, but an Australian marsupial whose closest living relative is the wombat. In…
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Cougar Killed in Connecticut
Connecticut State Police reported that a full-grown mountain lion was struck and killed on the busy highway about 70 miles northeast of New York City. Authorities suspect that the 140-pound…
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What is Killing America’s Bats?
White-nose disease was first discovered in a single bat cave in upstate New York in 2006. Since then, the fatal fungal illness, which shows up as white patches on the…
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Remote Alaskan Wildlife
There are many ways to see Alaska. I’ve done two of them: 1) knocking around on my own all summer in a pickup truck fitted with a camper shell on…
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