During Rip’s long hibernation, his mouth had “grown together,” and that “if necessary, the mouth will be opened by an ...
The denizens of the Middle Island wetlands may have short spring migrations, but it's still a perilous journey.
A Big Night event in Cumberland is one of many community efforts in Maine to assist amphibians across roadways during their ...
As spring awakens the natural world, unexpected creatures — from mice to a mysterious short-tailed shrew — find their way ...
These permanently conserved wetlands are the migratory destination for hundreds of spotted salamanders, wood frogs ... they’re unfurling from hibernation like the frogs and salamanders.” ...
What keeps local maple producers going year after year, despite the intense work and unpredictable weather?  They are ...
During hibernation, their metabolic rate drops drastically, allowing them to survive on stored fat until warmer temperatures arrive and insects become abundant once again. The Wood Frog, found in ...