Critter Tales

Entries for March 2018

Do not feed the bears. Period.

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

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

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