Mountain Lake PBS's newest Mountain Lake Journal segment takes us inside the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge and Rehabilitation Center (www.adirondackwildlife.org) in in Wilmington, New York. The Adirondack Wildlife Refuge and Rehabilitation Center is a non-profit organization … [Read more...] about Local Wildlife Refuge Featured on PBS
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Video: Crown Point Cougar?
Phil Brown broke a story in the Adirondack Almanack yesterday about an alleged big cat sighting just south of us in Crown Point, New York. The short, grainy video of the "Crown Point Cougar" is exciting, but still unverified. Here's what we know so far. [pullquote]It walks … [Read more...] about Video: Crown Point Cougar?
Weasels of Our Home: Terrestrial Mustelids
If you missed the first post in this series, find it here and read an introduction to our local Weasel family members and the aquatic mustelids who live here: "Weasels of Our Home: Aquatic Mustelids." Now I will introduce the terrestrial mustelids of our region. Terrestrial … [Read more...] about Weasels of Our Home: Terrestrial Mustelids
Weasels of Our Home: Aquatic Mustelids
Weasels of Our Home Lands and Waters We are graced in the Adirondack Park with at least six members of the weasel family, Mustelidae. The family of mustelids, in taxonomic turn, fits within the order Carnivora, which is in the class Mammalia, which is in the phylum Chordata, … [Read more...] about Weasels of Our Home: Aquatic Mustelids
Why Bobcats Should Be Protected
Many of the once great wildcats of North America have been persecuted to extinction or have had their numbers dramatically decreased. In my previous post, "Lynx rufus: Our Resilient Bobcat," I explained how the Bobcat has persevered in our region; however, some are pushing to … [Read more...] about Why Bobcats Should Be Protected