Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) seem like such an iconic woodland creature. I can just picture them perfectly frolicking through the forest, catching mice, and sniffing at berries. Over time, this iconic picture shifted. Instead of a beautiful forest scene, more and more fox are found in Urban environments; wandering busy streets and dodging cars as …
Category: Adaptations, Animals, Backyard Habitats, The Art of Ecology, Wildlife Behavior Tags: Adaptations, ecotone, fox, fragmentation, human-wildlife interaction, predators, urbanization, wildlife, Wildlife Behavior, wildlife habitat
While we may first think of these tiny creatures as garden pests, snails are very important members of the ecosystem and should be valued! Snails eat leaves – yes, they do like leaves in your garden – but their favorite food is rotting vegetation and fungi. Sometimes they will also ingest soil in order to …
Category: Animals, Backyard Habitats, Gardening, The Art of Ecology Tags: Animals, calcium, decomposer, eco-friendly, ecosystem, forests, Gardening, gardening for wildlife, land snails, malacology, nutrient cycle, predators, snails, soil, trees
If you’re reading this chances are you love animals! Me too! However, as animal lovers, we need to know how to best protect and care for them, especially in the wild. This question “To rescue or not,” is a difficult one to answer. Short answer – if it’s human caused (ex. A bird hits a …
Category: Animals, birds, Climate Change, conservation, Endangered Species, The Art of Ecology, Wildlife Behavior Tags: animal lover, Animals, baby animals, deer, great horned owl, nature, owls, pa wildlife rehabilitators, predators, prey, rescue, save animals, turtles, wildlife, Wildlife Behavior, wildlife rehabilitation
Right now there is a trend in “owl-love”. People think they’re so cute and decorate everything from paper-products, to clothes, to wall art with rather cartoony looking owls. Is there anything wrong with that – NO! Owls definitely are super cute, but they are so much more than just fluffy balls of feathers. They are …
Category: Animals, birds, The Art of Ecology Tags: Animals, barred owl, cute, diet, ecology, environment, food, food chain, great horned owl, owls, photography, predators, rodent, screech owl, wildlife