Black Tailed Prairie Dogs

Colorado, known for the Rocky Mountains, is a gorgeous place to be. The wildlife filled rectangular state covers 104,185 square miles. In the black timber, it is dark and silent, not a sound to be heard. The pine trees are so thick it blocks most of the sunlight from entering, only to see about seventy-five yards in front of myself. The terrain is rough and almost straight up and down, but the elk love it because it is a challenge for hunters to see them. As I walk my favorite ridgeline in the black timber, I watch for the slightest movement and listen for the smallest crack. Watching thirteen-lined ground squirrels run around and chase each other can be humorous sometimes to watch them fall down from the trees. I wait patiently for the chance

The fauna includes small mammals such as possums, and a variety of land and water birds. The topography of the parklands are fairly level, with steep grounds only near the embankments.

Yet, Shaw concludes, “wild animals increasingly find suburban life in the United States to be attractive.” (Shaw) She explains the suburbs are ideal places for wildlife, citing there are 32 known breeding pairs of bald eagles in Virginia, a species once thought to be on the brink of extinction. She shows the deer population is at an all-time high, with a possible 25 million deer in the United States. She accredits two phenomena to the rise in wild animal populations; including natural reforestation and suburbanization, both of which create a haven for “edge” type wildlife (Shaw).

resides in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. This species is migratory through most of its range,

The Blackfoot Indians had a unique culture that was very important to them. The Blackfeet speak Algonquian, an eastern native language, this made many believe that the Blackfeet migrated to the Great Plains from the eastern woodlands many centuries before Europeans came to America. This made them one of the oldest Great Plains tribes. Their culture revolves around warfare. They mostly eat bison (buffalo) and horse. Since, the Blackfeet were nomadic they lived in Buffalo-skin tipis, that could be moved easily. They depended on the buffalo everywhere the went. The buffalo was used for their food, clothing, shelter, and equipment. They had no interests in art . For example, pottery and basketry. The Blackfeet also occasionally hunted other game, such as deer, moose, and elk. The women

Habitat: Their habitats are on crops, arable and waste land, gardens. Commonly on footpaths and in

There are many unique types of animals in the Blackland Prairie; here are a few examples of animals in the Blackland Prairie. One example of one of these animals is the nine-banded armadillo. The nine-banded armadillo is a large, short and brown armadillo with a long tail and nine lines on its shell (therefore its name). They typically eat grubs, insects, berries, and eggs. This scaly critter lives in most of Texas besides the west, they typically live in woods, brush, grasslands and forests. Another one of the many examples of animals in this diverse ecoregion is the black-tailed prairie dog. These chubby, stubby, brown, and furry balls of cuteness live along the border of Mexico. It lives in dry, flat, sparsely vegetated grasslands. These rodents like to consume things like plants, insects, seeds, and grasses. These items make up most of their diet. They are habitat modifiers just like beavers, they build burrows underground close to each other. These are called towns.

Pit-Bulls are bad, is that right? People assume that dogs' breed influence their behavior and levels of aggression. They label dogs without knowing the basics regarding dogs behavior, psychology, nor training. Dogs are animals and need help in being adapted to the human world. When a baby is born, the mother teaches her newborn how to eat, how to speak and even as a society how to think. When a puppy is born, it is born to an animal world, full of instincts and "proper dog life". Sometimes we get upset when we see immigrants acting in a certain way. Our ignorance regarding their culture creates a huge gap between us, leading to stereotypes that might explain to our western society their actions. Dogs have their own language and culture.

On March 29, 1998, captive-reared Mexican gray wolves were released into the into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area. Consequently, this plan has drawn much controversy and many public concerns about the reintroduction of the wolves. Although there are many supporters of the reintroduction of the Mexican gray wolves into the Blue Range territory of Arizona and New Mexico, this rewilding is negative because of the depredation of livestock and game animals with no real plan to control the wolf population, and another concern is the massive amount of money to achieve the desired results of the rewilding project of the Mexican Gray

Throughout history, species have evolved and evolved over time. Evolution is caused by many factors some of which include natural selection, mutations, genetic drift, neutral or random evolution, migration or gene flow. Unlike evolution, many species are being extinct such as the Baiji River Dolphin, the Javan tiger, and golden toad. Before these organisms extinct, they were first endangered. An endangered specie is a specie on the brinck of extinction. This is the case of the swift fox, also known as Vulpes velox. For decades, scientists have thrived to keep the Vulpes velox from extinction through many means. To understand the swift foxes’ lifespan, one must learn their history and background, reasons they’re declining in numbers, historical homeland and present homeland and finally factors that caused this decline.

I still remember my brother and me, both no more than 12 years old, sitting in the trunk of a rental van with the hatch open, watching the vast landscape of the Badlands of South Dakota flying away from us. When the car stopped, we would go track down the prairie dogs that scurried beyond sight. When we ran, we carried pen and paper in hand to identify any of the native plant species that we could see. Once we filled these

The Mountain Pygmy-possum Burramys parvus is one of five living species of pygmy-possum, all of which are classified within a single family. () The Burramys parvus have a body which is 10-12centimetres long when it becomes mature. The long tail (13-16 centimetres) is prehensile; it can be curled up to grasp branches of shrubs or carry nesting material. The Burramys weight varies during the course of the year but averages 35-40 grams. () Bogong moths are a vital food source for Burramys when they awake from hibernation. () The breeding season for Burramys is associated with several events that may prompt breeding activity: the equinox (equal day night length), the loss of snow cover, and the arrival of the Bogong Moth). Male Burramys move to

Turtle River State Park is a park manage by the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department. The mission of the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department is to provide and enhance outdoor recreation opportunities through diverse parks and programs that conserve the state's natural diversity (ND Parks and Recreation). The area we chosen to manage is a small parcel within the park which includes a small prairie, an oak stand and a small pound. The prairie was just given to the park a couple of years ago before that it was a hay field. This paper will discuss how we will manage this small parcel for Muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus), Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis), Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), Plains Garter snake (Thamnophis radix)

On Friday, March 31, a observation study was conducted at the L.A. Zoo. The time of arrival for the observation was at 11:48 am and the end of the observation was at 2:42 pm. The weather condition at the zoo was very sunny with a mild gust of wind every so often, which is a perfect weather condition to conduct a study. The main reason for conducting this observation study was to study and gather information about the many different types of primate that are located at the zoo. To see how different or similar each primate is to one anotherin different aspects.

The African Wild Dog, also called a Cape hunting dog or painted dog, typically roams the open plains and sparse woodlands of of Sub Saharan Africa. The pattern for the African Wild Dog’s fur is thought of as camouflage. The African Wild Dogs have only four toes per foot, unlike other dogs, which have five toes on their forefeet. The dogs’s Latin name means