Zoo New England is very excited to announce a brand-new field conservation project! This is a four-year initiative, starting in April, 2026, that will focus on community-led conservation in the mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. This project is supported with funding from … Continued
The eastern hog-nosed snake (Heterodon platirhinos) is one of the most interesting of the 14 native snakes in Massachusetts. The species has many unique behavioral traits that are unlike many of the other snake species in our region. For one, … Continued
In my last blog on flying squirrels, I mentioned the King Kong of flying squirrels, the woolly flying squirrel. I wrote that this squirrel was a near-complete mystery to Western science for over a century, when it was first discovered and named … Continued
Not a lot of people are familiar with flying squirrels. That’s because around New England they are not only quite small, but also they are only out and about in the dark of the night. They’re also super-quick, so the odds are that you’ll only see … Continued