Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge

Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge Cross Creeks Wildlife Refuge is a part of the TN National Wildlife Refuge Complex and is supported b

Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located four miles east of Dover, in Stewart County, Tennessee and approximately seventy-five miles northwest of Nashville, Tennessee. The refuge was established in 1962 as a result of mitigation proceedings with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers when portion of the Kentucky Woodlands NWR was inundated with the creation of the Lake Barkely Project. Its

primary purpose is to provide feeding and resting habitat for migratory birds with an emphasis placed on providing habitat for wintering waterfowl.

12/08/2020

It's a quick glance, but that is a coyote or Canis latrans. The coyote is a species of canine native to North America. It is smaller than its relative, the gray wolf, and slightly smaller than the closely related red wolf.
You can usually tell a dog running from a coyote by looking at the tail. Dogs usually run with their tails up, while coyotes run with their tails down. They are very good swimmers, will eat just about anything and have few natural predators. They can run about 40 miles per hour.
In the comments below, take a guess at what tomorrow's species. If you guess correctly, we will send you a little something in the mail. We will give you a hint: it will be a mammal or a bird.

12/08/2020

🚨 Good news alert! 🚨 There’s new hope in the battle against white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease that’s killed over 6 million bats across North America. A research team from Oregon State University and UC Santa Cruz won our national prize challenge by conceiving of an aerosol spray to genetically silence the fungus that causes the disease without harming bats, the places they hibernate, or other living creatures: http://ow.ly/jkaT50CgMR2
Bats provide many benefits to people and wildlife, including pest control services when they eat insects that could otherwise spread disease or harm crops. By helping bats, we’re safeguarding a balanced natural world for current and future generations. 🦇

Photo: Tri-colored bat with visible signs of white-nose syndrome by NPS

Refuge wildlife videos: The next best thing to being there. “Visit” places you haven’t been yet— and meet some of the an...
12/08/2020

Refuge wildlife videos: The next best thing to being there. “Visit” places you haven’t been yet— and meet some of the animals that live there. https://www.fws.gov/refuges/learn/videos.html (Photo: USFWS)

Wildlife videos can show you amazing sights without your leaving home.

The world's oldest known wild bird has returned again this year to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific....
12/08/2020

The world's oldest known wild bird has returned again this year to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific. She is at least 69 years old, and she and her partner are incubating an egg. She has laid 30-36 eggs in her life. Details:

Every year that Wisdom returns, she is rewriting what we know about albatross longevity — and inspiring the next generation…

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