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Box turtles are back for the summer. Here's how to help them survive another year
5+ hour, 1+ min ago (877+ words) In spring, box turtles emerge from their underground winter dens. Drivers across the Midwest and Great Plains may spot them on the roads. The creatures are particularly vulnerable this time of year to getting hit by cars or plucked from…...
These citizen scientists track frog calls to monitor ecosystem health
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (958+ words) HOMER " On a drizzly day at Homer Lake Forest Preserve east of Champaign-Urbana, Morgan Duerksen-Balk walked around a wetland where frogs normally mate this time of year. The loud and constant trill of the frogs" calls permeated the air. Mating…...
Animal activists celebrate their first global 'Sanctuary Day"
3+ week, 4+ day ago (697+ words) Animal activists celebrated what they are calling their first global Sanctuary Day on April 17. The effort to save farm animals from abuse and to educate the public about factory-farming began 40 years ago with the creation of a shelter called the…...
'Cow vision' goggles let farmers see the world on four hooves " and may improve animal welfare
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1094+ words) From farm to processing plant, people working in animal agriculture try to keep stress down for cattle, pigs and other livestock. But it requires an understanding of how these animals see the world, according to Ashlynn Kirk, the program manager…...
Who can own big cats in America? Fatal tiger attack draws scrutiny to federal rules
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1562+ words) Ryan Easley had worked with big cats for years, when he was fatally mauled by a tiger at a facility he owned and operated in Oklahoma last September. Easley was a wildlife advocate and loved big cats, his organization Growler…...