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Where the Buffalo Roam

Where the Buffalo Roam

Betty | July 14, 2011December 16, 2011

Should bison be reintroduced to as many areas of the Great Plains as possible, perhaps replacing cattle?  Denver Zoo keeper and researcher Bryon Shipley is working with other researchers and volunteers seeking answers to how bison affect biodiversity of the Southern Great Plains in Colorado.

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Living on a Wildlife Refuge

Betty | June 16, 2011January 3, 2012

“Do you live out in the wild?”  The fourth grader who asked this as we finished a classroom presentation to prepare his class for their fieldtrip to Imperial National Wildlife Refuge appeared quite serious.  We weren’t sure how to handle the question. 

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Feeding the Snakes

Betty | May 22, 2011December 11, 2011

It happened again.  This time a park ranger brought us a headless baby rabbit.  “I thought your snakes would like to eat this,” she said, cuddling the lifeless remains in her hands.  “The cat here loves to capture baby rabbits and decapitate them.”

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Lookin’ for Lizards

Betty | May 2, 2011December 11, 2011

Locating snakes, we find, is more difficult than spotting lizards.  Over a period of a couple weeks, we’ve seen three rattlesnakes, two patchnose snakes, a coachwhip, and a gopher snake.  On just one two-hour hike, however, we observed seven different species of lizards.

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Snakes after Dark

Betty | April 22, 2011December 11, 2011

One activity Chuck and I enjoy this time of year at Imperial National Wildlife Refuge is driving the road in the evening, searching for snakes that have slithered out to take advantage of pavement that holds warmth from the day’s high temperatures.  Although we hadn’t seen a snake for some time, tonight we went trolling for wildlife.

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Snake Doctor

Betty | April 14, 2011December 11, 2011

By the time a snake or other reptile appears ill, it is usually too late to treat it.  Because their metabolism is slow, they don’t react quickly to medication.  So when our gartersnake, Karma, developed a lump near her stomach area, we debated whether or not to take her to the veterinarian.

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Education Tarantula

Betty | March 14, 2011December 11, 2011

Earlier this year while driving through Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, we encountered a tarantula crossing the road.  Instead of moving it to safety, we collected the spider and placed him on display in the visitor center.

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