 North Adams Public Safety Committee Mulls Trash EnforcementThe matter of trash and an influx of rats seen in sections of the city was referred to Public Safety earlier this year.  Homes for Bats on HalloweenBats migrate between winter and summer roosts during the fall and spring and do not have vulnerable young at these times. Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Found Near VermontThe virus spreads through direct contact with infected rabbits or indirectly through contact with contaminated surfaces.  Biodiversity Research Institute Attempts to Revitalize Loon PopulationEarlier this season, the institute deployed rearing pens at Windsor Reservoir with the goal to translocate a total of nine to 15 male chicks this season.  Column: Young Wildlife Belong in the WildWhen people see young animals alone, they often mistakenly assume these animals are helpless or lost, in trouble or needing to be rescued. Bringing young wildlife into a human environment often results in permanent separation from their mothers and a sad ending for the animal.  Williamstown Farm Reimagined as Education, Rescue CenterAnd by the late fall, she hopes to start filling that barn with rehabilitating fauna to go along with the flora that produce the fragrant mixtures currently drying in the barn. |
