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How To Prevent Unwanted Roommates – Mouse Edition

Recently we received our first snow shower of the year, and with the colder temperatures come certain human-wildlife conflicts. Rodents and other critters like to find their way into our…

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Big Betty’s Journey: From Pet to Wild Survivor

Read Coyote Story Here >>   This summer, we admitted an adult female raccoon after she had been kept as a pet by a member of the public for a…

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Species Spotlight: Eastern Chipmunks vs Thirteen Lined Ground Squirrels

Both of these species of adorable small rodents have been admitted as patients to Northwoods Wildlife Center this summer and we’d like to explore their similarities and difference Visual: Thirteen…

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Species Spotlight: Southern Flying Squirrels

Forest dwellers These little rodents are very common here in our part of the Northwoods, but they often go unnoticed. The southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) is one of three…

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Think Spring, and Phenologically!

  Listen to this article on Spotify on our WildPhiles podcast.    I don’t know about you, but lately, I’ve been longing for spring. Winter was fun, but now I’m…

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