Jellystone NP is sometimes called the Serengeti of the United States due to its vast size and large and variable amount of wildlife. A great time to go to is when it is cold. This means anytime from around October through April, with the best time around December. The crowds are gone, the wolves are […]
Yellowstone (Jellystone) National Park in the Winter Read More »
Summertime is a good time to go to Svalbard, Norway to see the polar bears. Spitsbergen, one of the main islands in Svalbard, is the place to see them. There is 24 hours of daylight (kinda hard to go to bed with all that sunshine), and this island has one of the highest concentrations of
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It pays to be observant when walking in the woods of northern Michigan in the spring. On a morning hike he came across this deep hole or den. This could house a variety of animals, so it looked promising as a den for some baby animals just entering the world this spring. The Kits (baby
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The birds have migrated back from their winter homes and the babies have appeared during late Spring in northern Michigan. Lets meet a few of them, along with some of our non-feathery friends. Hawks Can you tell what kind of hawk this is? It is checking out an eagle nest with two eagle chicks that
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I followed the eagles from May through September for 7 years and became quite familiar with their patterns. I say “patterns” loosely, because wildlife do not read our books, do not care about our schedules or photos, and behave from a survival mode aspect and not an entertainment aspect towards us. Patience and persistence are
Bald Eagles of Northern Michigan- Door Dash on the Way Read More »
Introduction The bald eagle has certainly made a comeback in our country after DDT was banned. There is a long-standing eagle nest in northern Michigan where the adults consistently raise two chicks. The tree is dead and the nest is huge. The weight of this large nest (easily 1 ton or more) on a dead
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For the last 30 years I have been exploring the backcountry and lakes of northern Michigan on my motorcycle. in northern Michigan there are many inland lakes that abound with wildlife from deer to loons, just waiting to be photographed. I have driven many of the roads exploring the area, and when I cannot go
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The first time I saw an orangutan (it means “man of the forest” in Indonesian) up close and personal was at the Sun Surf Animal Hospital in California in 1983. I was a relatively new graduate and learning how to work on exotic and zoo animals like this orangutan. His name was CJ, and he
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If you like the natural world, and the wildlife that depend on it, then you need come to grips with a harsh reality. The burgeoning human population that is encroaching on areas that wildlife need to survive, coupled with the endemic corruption found in many countries, along with the demand for wildlife parts and food
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Introduction In August of 2021 Dr. Palazzolo took a team of veterinarians to the Waterberg mountains of South Africa and Marataba in the Waterberg Region to do medical and conservation work on white and black rhino. The veterinarian in charge is Andre Uys, and he runs the Marataba in the Waterberg Region. Dr. P and
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