If you've enjoyed recent El Niño wildlife sightings on the Essex blog ("Welcoming the CoyWolf: Whoever It May Be", "Wrong to Kill Coyotes, Wolves and CoyWolves" and "Snow Geese By Whallons Bay"), we have three new images to share courtesy of Andrea McDonald (@andreamcd3) and John … [Read more...] about El Niño Wildlife Sightings: Adirondack Coast
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Chimney Point Bobcat
This statuesque bobcat (Lynx rufus) was photographed by Elsa Gilbertson (Regional Historic Site Administrator, Vermont Division for Historic Preservation) at Chimney Point State Historic Site in Addison, Vermont a few years ago during construction of the new Champlain Bridge a … [Read more...] about Chimney Point Bobcat
Missing Cats of Our Home
[Special thanks to Lake Placid based nature conservation photographer Larry Master (www.masterimages.org) for permission to feature his photographs in this post.] We ought to share our Adirondack home with at least three species of wild cats: Cougar, Lynx, and Bobcat. … [Read more...] about Missing Cats of Our Home
Adirondack Bobcat Sighting
I saw my first Adirondack bobcat at Ted Cornell’s Art Farm on Sayre Road last evening. At sunset last night, I pulled into Ted's driveway. I saw a beautiful cat I’d never seen before. Ted has two cats, both large black polydactyls. But sitting nestled against a stone in the … [Read more...] about Adirondack Bobcat Sighting
Wild, Yet Wonderfully Near: Bobcats Return to the Champlain Valley
The Whallonsburg Grange is holding a special event Thursday, January 26, at 7pm. Naturalist and wildlife tracking expert Sue Morse will share stories and evidence of the bobcats' return from near extinction in a lecture entitled, "Wild, Yet Wonderfully Near: Bobcats Return to … [Read more...] about Wild, Yet Wonderfully Near: Bobcats Return to the Champlain Valley