Your neighborhood is home to all sorts of amazing animals, from raccoons, squirrels and skunks to birds, bugs and snails. Even if you don’t see them, most of these creatures are leaving evidence of ...

From snails to skunks, squirrels to cicadas, most of our neighbors are quiet and seldom interact with us, but they play ...

Winter is an especially great time to go hunting for animal tracks in the snow. In summer, animals’ prints can be difficult to spot on packed dirt trails. But snow preserves them, allowing hikers to ...

As I laced up my hiking shoes at my sister’s house in the East Bay area of California, my 5-year old niece came running up to me. “MK!” she exclaimed, her dark eyes sparkling and curly hair bouncing. ...

Step 1: Make an animal track stencil. —Have kids choose an animal that they want other people to know about. It could be an endangered animal from a faraway country or one that lives in your ...

Finding wild animal tracks is always a bit exciting, especially to little kids. So when my grandson proudly pointed to several deer footprints in a mulched area by our house, I played into his ...

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A group of railroad workers was doing repairs and maintenance when they noticed someone lying on the tracks, completely still ...

'Animal Ethics in the Wild' by Catia Faria. Source: Cambridge University Press, with permission. As a long-time field researcher, I've seen my share of pain, suffering, and death in various wild ...