Animal knowledge
2019
Coyotes on Your Doorstep
Misleading data, newspaper stories and letters to the editor have escalated fears and sometimes skirted the facts about coyotes. Statements...
March 29, 2019
After 160 years, a wild gray wolf turns up in Mass
A wild Eastern gray wolf roamed Western Massachusetts last fall before being shot to death on a farm, federal and...
March 24, 2019
Coyote or wolf? Animals in Massachusetts may be both
Eastern coyotes have been escalating recently, but as reports of the crafty and adaptable creatures have been increasing so have...
March 24, 2019
Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife -Thank you Video
Hunters and anglers serve as the backbone of our state’s fish and wildlife conservation efforts. Next time you spot something...
March 24, 2019
Statewide Status of the Timber Rattlesnake
The Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) is a native species to all six New England states, having colonized from the south...
March 24, 2019
Here’s why there are so many coyotes and why they are spreading so fast
For eons, coyotes roamed what is now the Western United States, with its wide-open plains. Then came European settlers, who...
March 22, 2019
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