In the past year, many authorities have declared the Maryland darter fish (Etheostoma sellare) extinct. This fish was the only animal known to occur solely in the state of Maryland and nowhere else in the world, and also has the … Continued
Our goal as working conservationists is to help protect and restore the living treasures that share our world. Protecting plants and animals that cannot speak for themselves is difficult enough, as exemplified by the movement in the 1960s and 1970s … Continued
The summer of 2022 has seen severe drought all across Massachusetts. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, almost the entire state is in Severe or Extreme Drought, even after a week of respectable rainfall for the first time in months. … Continued
Over the past few weeks, our team has been surveying for rare fish in the waterways of Massachusetts on top of our normal turtle monitoring work. Two fish species in particular are subjects of continued interest for ZNE Field Conservation: … Continued
This week features a guest post from Senior Field Conservationist John Berkholtz highlighting our newest Blanding’s turtle field site, which was introduced in a separate blog post last summer. Late summer is a time when our Field Conservation Staff can … Continued