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A Story of Ural Owl Conservation Built by High School Students and Teachers The Ural Owl conservation project began in 2015 at the foothills of the Suzuka Mountains in northern Mie Prefecture, Japan. At that time, a teacher who was advising a high school nature research club at Yokkaichi Nishi High School heard the call of a Ural Owl (Strix uralensis) together with students one evening after the rain. Inspired by that moment, the teacher and students immediately began researc

Years ago, I received a call about a sick raccoon in a homeowner’s front yard. At the time, I was a relatively new wildlife rescuer, and this would be my first raccoon rescue. I was unprepared for what I encountered. The raccoon was in profound distress. His body was painfully emaciated, his fur patchy and unkempt, and his movements suggested significant neurological impairment. As I approached, the situation became even more devastating: he had gnawed at his own front leg un

“Hey folks, just wanted to give you a heads up about bear activity in the area. There’s been a black bear getting into food hangs up at one of the alpine lakes and we want to make sure campers are prepared with proper food storage.” The backpackers pause and turn; surprise etched across their faces. “Wow, really? On a trail this active I didn’t think there was any chance of bear activity.” Despite their surprise, the small group is not unprepared, and they explain that they h

I was talking with a friend the other day about our wildlife photography experiences. We were having a great chat about the places we had traveled to, and the wonderful things that we had seen. While in this conversation it dawned on me that my favorite stories involved extremely uncomfortable or darn right miserable living conditions. A Santa Rosa Island Fox near Skunk point. At one time the 86 square mile island only had fifteen of these endemic foxes left in existence. The