Animals such as white-tailed deer, black bears, and red foxes are common residents of the Lehigh Valley and are often sighted. However, the area is also home to many small mammals that residents rarely see. In an effort to identify less common mammals that live in or pass through the area, Wildlands Conservancy is launching … Read more
Michael Reichmuth, a fisheries biologist with the National Park Service, often snorkels in the cold waters of national parks and coastlines in the San Francisco Bay Area. Most of the time, he’s snorkeling and researching endangered juvenile coho salmon for work. He’s been in the job for more than 20 years and has seen a … Read more
As I write this, the windows are wide open, a nearly 80-degree breeze is blowing into my Brooklyn apartment, and I’m drenched in sweat. What a joy after a cold winter! But what I don’t know is that the change in temperature means it’s time to take a look at my beauty routine and make … Read more
A rare spotted bald deer, also known as the leucistic deer, was recently spotted in southern Maine. Kevin Fowler, a retired photojournalist with Total Coverage of Maine, shared this video of the deer. Spotted baldness is a rare genetic disease that causes deer to have patches of white hair, large and small, randomly mixed into … Read more
Scientists have captured rare underwater footage of a whale giving birth, revealing a level of coordination and assistance from nearby whales that is rarely recorded in the wild. This video was recorded by the following team: marine scientistshowing not only the moment of birth, but also how other whales were nearby and appeared to be … Read more