U.S. Rabies Surveillance Report for 2021, state by state.
Author: Tara Allison
Step-by-step guidelines for rescuing and caring for orphaned or injured wildlife: birds, rabbits, squirrels, opossums, others.
Scientific classification is a system used by scientists to classify life into orderly groups. It seems confusing, until you read this.
Snails are little stealth creatures, living around us mostly unnoticed. Yet, they’re the second highest number of species.
The lowly earthworm, they’re given such short shrift. We should be celebrating them. They quietly work magic right under our very feet.
Cockroaches have been around for more than 300 million years. You may have heard it said they’ll still be here long after humans are extinct!
An old superstition warns that earwigs crawl into people’s ears and burrow into their brains to lay eggs — the reason they’re called earwigs.
Flies have a notorious reputation, but most are helpful pollinators of crops and flowers, and recyclers of plant, animal matter into organic nutrients.
Read about these charming backyard pals, their characteristics and behavior.
When we can set aside our fears, we find that snakes are fascinating animals that deserve respect as beneficial predators of rodents, and other pests.
Insects are the backbone of most animal life on this planet. Click on a group to learn more about it.
