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Burrowing Owl Project

Betty | April 7, 2010December 11, 2011

With a decrease in fossorial (burrowing) animals, burrowing owls are finding fewer places to nest.  This week we joined a group that has been working with Wild at Heart, inc., (burrowing owl relocation) to create artificial nesting sites for burrowing owls at Cibola National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) a couple hours north of Imperial NWR in Arizona.

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Snake Relocation

Chuck | March 21, 2010December 11, 2011

“Hey!  There’s a rattlesnake out here!”  Yeah……..sure, I thought.  Having just concluded a reptile presentation for some Yuma 4th graders visiting Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, I knew that they were thinking snake thoughts.  And one of our snakes I had shown them could easily be mistaken for a rattlesnake.

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Traveling with Snakes (part two)

Betty | March 10, 2010December 11, 2011

Our snakes are cold blooded, dependent on Chuck’s traveling zookeeper skills for food, water, housing, and, of course, the proper temperature.  Traveling with snakes in an RV requires different procedures from housing them in a stationary facility.

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Traveling with Snakes (part one)

Betty | February 21, 2010December 11, 2011

Our collection of snakes that travels with us has opened opportunities for us at wildlife refuges and state parks that we might otherwise have missed. But few people, whether rangers, visitors, or fellow volunteers, have neutral feelings about these reptiles. Reactions range from fervor to horror.

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Moonlight Stroll

Betty | February 8, 2010December 11, 2011

One of our most popular programs at Imperial National Wildlife Refuge is the Moonlight Stroll.  Once a month, since winter of 2006, we’ve led groups of 20 visitors up a remote arroyo, guided by the light of the full moon.

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Burro Skull – The Rest of the Story

Betty | January 21, 2010December 11, 2011

All summer at Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, the burro skull we’d rescued from a road-kill specimen near Yuma Proving Grounds last spring roasted in the hot Yuma sun.  Although most of the tissue had been devoured by fly larvae by the time we returned this fall, dried skin and ligaments adhered to the bone.

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New Year’s Eve Desert Moonrise

Betty | January 4, 2010December 11, 2011

While many view it as a barren landscape,  the desert offers beauty of its own.  We enjoyed a dramatic desert moonrise on New Year’s Eve.

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