The Red-cockaded Woodpecker: the resourceful bird making a comeback — The Environmental Issue

Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus borealis) In the southeastern corner of the U.S. lives a woodpecker that you might mistake for other commonly spotted black and white woodpeckers like the downy and hairy woodpecker, but is in fact a different species altogether. Unlike these imposers, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker (pronounced like cock-ADE-ed) has a distinguishable white cheek that […]

The Red-cockaded Woodpecker: the resourceful bird making a comeback — Species Account

Topeka shiner: our prairie home companion in need of some saving — The Environmental Issue

When we think of beautiful places in the world, I think many of us tend to forget about the places right in our backyard. Living in Minnesota, I know, for me at least, this much is true. In our developed society, it sometimes becomes difficult to recall the wildlife that depended on our land before […]

Topeka shiner: our prairie home companion in need of some saving — Species Account

wētāpunga: the God of ugly things is in need of its beautiful land — The Environmental Issue

Moving our focus a couple hemispheres away, the country of New Zealand is composed of a collection of islands southwest of Australia, in between the Tasman Sea and the South Pacific Ocean. This island country is home to some of the world’s most pristine landscapes (as attested to in The Lord of the Rings series) […]

wētāpunga: the God of ugly things is in need of its beautiful land — Species Account

The Texas blind salamander: Tales of an irreplaceable water snob — The Environmental Issue

Texas blind salamander (Eurycea rathbuni) For my second blog post, we are going to venture far from the mountain tops of the Rockies and descend into yet another remote and unforgiving landscape. You may recognize these little guys from the BBC Planet Earth episode on caves, but the Texas blind salamander is so much more […]

The Texas blind salamander: Tales of an irreplaceable water snob — Species Account

Texas blind salamander (Eurycea rathbuni) For my second species, we are going to venture far from the mountain tops of the Rockies and descend into yet another remote and unforgiving landscape. You may recognize these little guys from the BBC Planet Earth episode on caves, but the Texas blind salamander is so much more than […]

American pika: the adorable trolls of the mountain tops — The Environmental Issue

A Quick Intro Hello! And welcome to the fascinating world of wildlife! So glad you could stop by. If you enjoy watching videos on Facebook of adorable sea otters rolling around or porcupines sneezing, this might be the blog for you! Or… maybe not. In this blog, we are going to explore some of the […]

American pika: the adorable trolls of the mountain tops — Species Account

How to be the wild

Telling the stories of those with no voice. Shedding light on the environmental issues of animals who are overshadowed. Digging deep into the questions that many species of the Anthropocene may be asking, "How do we survive?" "How do we remain?" "How do we continue to be 'the wild'?"

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