Bats are awesome! There are over 1,400 known species of these flying wonders, each having fascinating adaptations which allow them to...

Bats make great neighbors. They amaze us with their nightly acrobatic displays while gobbling up thousands of flying insects -- all for...

By Amanda Gabryszak My classmates and I were leaving Yellowstone that day. On one last assignment, we trudged over the snowy hills at...

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,...

White-nose syndrome, Tricolored bat. Photo by Karen Slote Plants are not the only type of invasive species easily transported in our...

by Amanda Gabryszak Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina), 2018 I was driving somewhere in the Hudson Valley when I noticed an...

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...

By Bev Jones Earth Day celebrates its 50th anniversary today. April 22nd, 1970 is the birthday for the environmental movement that...

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...

We are living in strange, unprecedented times. Keeping our distance from other humans and putting our fast-paced life on pause is needed...

Climate Change: Impacts Near & Far Photo by Karen Slote Our world is interconnected. Everything exists in balance - and the way climate...

The climate is changing. It’s a problem that implicates the long-term weather and physical environmental aspects of given areas, and it’s...

By Amanda Gabryszak & Karen Slote Window collisions are one of the leading causes of death in birds worldwide. There’s a lot we can do to...

Many aerial insectivores – or birds that rely on flying insects as a food source – are currently in population decline due to a decrease...

A beautiful male purple martin (Progne subis) came into my care on May 3rd of this year. He was found injured at a colony in Lockport,...

World Wildlife Day was March 3rd. I find that at least in my mind, wildlife is inextricably linked to conservation and preservation – and...

Red-throated loons AKA gavia stellata, are the smallest of the loon family. Our North American red-throated loons breed in remote coastal...