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Catching a blue streak before it changes continents
By Buckmasters Online
Photo: Cerulean Warbler outfitted with light-level geolocator unit. Photo by Lesley Bulluck, courtesy Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Blue streaks—visual images akin to electric spears of lightning, quick flashes of brilliant blue against an early fall sky—are puzzles that disappear as quickly as they arrive. One those... READ MORE
Ssssnake advice? Just leave them alone
By Buckmasters Online
Photo: This heavy-bodied, semiaquatic nonvenomous snake is often confused with the venomous western cottonmouth and needlessly killed. Admire it from a distance and you’ll both be happier. It’s summer and snakes are on the move. If you shudder when you see one slither, you’re not alone. But there is a simple way to slow that rapid... READ MORE
Crowded aquarium? Don’t dump it outside
By Buckmasters Online
Photo: Biologists hope aquarium and ornamental pond owners will learn about the unpredictable results of releasing exotic species. It’s almost summer, time for a long vacation, and you want to clean up or empty the aquarium in the classroom or your home. Or, maybe the ornamental pond in your yard. But what will you do about those aquatic plan... READ MORE
Is that a snake, lizard or worm?
By Buckmasters Online
Photo: This charming glass lizard has a unique way to escape enemies by shedding its tail. You’re on a hike in the woods when you glance down and stop moving. That’s a snake, right? However, a second look may have you wondering if it’s a snake or a lizard. Glass lizards are easily misidentified as snakes, and chances of finding o... READ MORE
Do not feed the bears. Period.
By Buckmasters Online
Photo: Hungry bears eat whatever they can find, and in spring that’s often the seed in your birdfeeder. – Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Natural Resources. It’s spring and the bear warnings have started. If you live in areas frequently populated by black bears, you’ve heard good advice: Take down your birdfeede... READ MORE
The UV light at the end of tunnel could be the answer to end WNS and save bats
By Buckmasters Online
Photo: WNS is evident in this Northern long-eared bat, photographed in January 2013 in LaSalle County, Illinois. – Photo courtesy Steve Taylor, University of Illinois. The fungus behind white-nose syndrome, a disease that has ravaged bat populations in North America, may have an Achilles' heel: UV light. This good news comes from a team of s... READ MORE