Warming Winter Woes
It’s sixty degrees Fahrenheit in February as I write these words, and not even for the first time this year. Some variation in temperature from day to day and week to week has always been a fact of life living … Continued
Wildest Animal Experiences, Part 2
This week continues our series of wild field experiences shared by our staff members. The Field Conservation Team has really done some amazing things! “After graduating from Auburn University (War Eagle!) and before I officially started grad school at Georgia … Continued
Happy Hicatee Awareness Month!
This October, we’re celebrating the 6th annual Hicatee Awareness Month. You might well be asking, “What is ‘hicatee’ and why do I need to be aware of it?” Hicatee is the local Belizean name for the Central American river turtle … Continued
Restoring a Blanding’s Turtle Population, One Baby Turtle at a Time
Our Blanding’s turtle headstarting effort has been ZNE’s signature field conservation project for a long time. Have you ever wondered how and why this work got started? This week, we have a guest post from none other than Dr. Bryan … Continued
How We Cope With Drought
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