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A quick look into our lives learning about ecological management and restoration

WildCare WNY
Dec 30, 20245 min read
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The Link Between Bats & Chocolate
Happy Bat Appreciation Week 2024! This week is dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of bats and the conservation efforts...

WildCare WNY
Oct 27, 20243 min read
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A Hummingbird Story
Story and illustration by Karen Slote It was June 23, 2023. The middle of the busy season. Orphaned baby bats were arriving daily who...

battyloon
Mar 18, 202421 min read
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Bat Week 2023
Today is the last day of bat appreciation week and also Halloween! It seems appropriate that I write about something scary. Northern...

battyloon
Oct 31, 20232 min read
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The Impacts of Light Pollution on Bats
We exist in a world where artificial light is ubiquitous, but it hasn’t always been. Humans once had a much different relationship with...

WildCare WNY
Oct 22, 20234 min read
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Espresso the Bat: Surviving Frostbite
On January 11, 2022, three Big brown bats were found outside in single-digit temperatures. It wasn't clear why there were there, but they...

battyloon
Dec 22, 20224 min read
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Winter Sowing Native Plant Seeds
Starting native plants from seeds can be wonderful, rewarding, and fun -- but it can also be intimidating, especially with plants that...
Jennifer Miller
Oct 2, 20229 min read
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Bats in the Winter - Hibernation!
Bats are awesome! There are over 1,400 known species of these flying wonders, each having fascinating adaptations which allow them to...

battyloon
Oct 31, 20214 min read
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Our Bat Neighbors
Bats make great neighbors. They amaze us with their nightly acrobatic displays while gobbling up thousands of flying insects -- all for...

battyloon
Oct 5, 20212 min read
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Wolves
By Amanda Gabryszak My classmates and I were leaving Yellowstone that day. On one last assignment, we trudged over the snowy hills at...

WildCare WNY
Dec 17, 20203 min read
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"Kiss the Ground" shares the Importance of Healthy Soil
By Beverly Jones Do you find that every once in a while, a book or movie comes along that you really like or connect with and you think,...

battyloon
Dec 14, 20202 min read
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Got Land?
If you have a yard, or even just have a porch where you can keep potted plants, you can create habitat for wildlife. Choosing native...

battyloon
Dec 13, 20202 min read
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Bat Garden
Bats eat a huge variety of insects! In order to provide them with a suitable diet, we can plant native flowers and shrubs that bloom at...

WildCare WNY
Dec 13, 20201 min read
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Invasive Fungi
White-nose syndrome, Tricolored bat. Photo by Karen Slote Plants are not the only type of invasive species easily transported in our...

WildCare WNY
Jun 17, 20204 min read
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World Turtle Day
by Amanda Gabryszak Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina), 2018 I was driving somewhere in the Hudson Valley when I noticed an...

WildCare WNY
May 23, 20204 min read
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World Migratory Bird Day
By Amanda Gabryszak It may be snowing here in Western New York, but migratory birds are still on the move. Some of these birds include...

WildCare WNY
May 12, 20205 min read
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Earth Day 2020
By Bev Jones Earth Day celebrates its 50th anniversary today. April 22nd, 1970 is the birthday for the environmental movement that...

WildCare WNY
Apr 22, 20202 min read
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Bat Appreciation Day
by Karen Slote Today is a day to celebrate bats. I am going to do things a little differently. I am not going to tell you why bats are...

WildCare WNY
Apr 17, 20204 min read
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Born To Be Wild
Hey, I’m Amanda. I wear several hats with WildCare; I coordinate social media, write and edit blog posts, help Karen with the bats from...

WildCare WNY
Mar 29, 20203 min read
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Trees are the Answer
We are living in strange, unprecedented times. Keeping our distance from other humans and putting our fast-paced life on pause is needed...

battyloon
Mar 28, 20203 min read
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