The muskrat is found throughout North America, except Florida which is most unusual because the habitat of Florida is favorable for their existence. They were introduced in Europe in 1905 and now inhabit much of Eurasia, Scandinavia, Russia and China.
Adult muskrats average 2 to 3 pounds, average 16-25 inches in [...]
Probably everyone in North and South America is familiar with the skunk. The skunk, still another member of the Mustelidae Family in our natural history group, ranges throughout the New World. Within the two continents there are three genera and thirteen species, but this article will only discuss the Striped [...]
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I became aware of the TR’s many contributions to conservation during a course I studied on wildlife management offered by Oklahoma State University in 1956, through the United [...]
Still another member of the Family Mustelidae, this carnivore is rarely seen because their primary activity is late in the day, during the night and early morning. The fisher requires the deep forest of coniferous trees though it also inhabits mixed forests of both deciduous and coniferous trees.
Some biologists [...]
Even those who have lived in America’s metropolitan areas all their life are aware of, or know something about poisonous snakes. As of this writing there are thirty-one recognized species and seventy sub-species of rattlesnakes that are currently classified. In the United States, Arizona holds the record for the most [...]
Most of America’s energy problems that we are facing today, which will be far worse during the next decade even if Congress somehow started serving the people instead of their own personal interests and/or naïve and misinformed understanding; are historically and directly traceable to both parties in Congress, and the [...]
Energy costs to the consumer, and the concerns for the environment associated with the acquisition of the sources to produce the energy necessary for industrial production of goods, farming, and the maintenance of human populations is now, and will be more so in the near future, a global issue impacting [...]
This is a list, and brief discussion of the attributes, mannerisms, and methods that I have observed in the best managers I have been privileged to know, work with, and work for during my career with the National Park Service (NPS) from 1967-1994. While they were gleaned from a number [...]
Introduction
Weasels represent the smallest members of the Mustelidae. Both the Mustela erminea, short-tailed weasel and M. rixosa, the least weasel are found in most of the lower forty- eight states and Alaska. The short-tailed weasel is much larger than the least weasel. It can be as long as fifteen inches [...]
INTRODUCTION
The wolverine, Gulo gulo, (gluton) is the largest terrestrial member of the Mustelidae family which includes otter, mink, weasels, badgers, fisher and martens among many others. There are 56 species in this, the largest family of carnivora, or flesh eating mammals. Some common names for the wolverine are devil [...]
Introduction
The mink is one of the most widespread carnivores of North America. They thrive throughout the continent except for the far north of Canada and the arid southwestern United States. Mink are valuable furbearers that are also aggressive, effective predators of muskrats and waterfowl, which can be an economic loss [...]
There has been considerable debate among the TV talking heads and other pundits around the country as to whether there is a real war with terrorists, or is this a made up war for political reasons. Given the terrorist attacks against Spain, Australia, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Germany as [...]
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In my previous article on Illegal Immigration, which you can find by scrolling down through my collection of blogs or clicking on Illegal Immigration (posted 7 September 2007)Â in the yellow box on the right of your screen, I wrote about the immediate threat of other than [...]
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Like many large national parks, Yellowstone National Park has management problems that polarize the public and/or threatens to modify the vegetation or the existence of some species. Among those are the reintroduction of wolves in 1995, a bison herd that is too large which [...]
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Where are America’s investigative journalists? There are tremendous consequences and effects of the illegal immigration disaster that seriously threatens the very existence of this country and our government leaders and the media have not been discussing them with the citizens of the United States.
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