Livestock Carcass Removal Program helps prevent human-bear conflicts
Dead livestock. No trailer or tractor. There is help. If you live in Boundary County, Idaho, a free program was started in late 2023 to…
Category: Mammals
Discover Antlers: How big? Why they fall off?
A big bull moose can grow an eighty pound rack over the summer, adding up to a pound of bone a day! Antlers grow at…
6 Tips for how to carry bear spray in bear country
Naturally North Idaho is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to…
How to tell a Mule deer from a Whitetail deer
Growing up in Minnesota, all I saw were whitetail deer. Then I moved to Idaho, where both mule deer and whitetail deer live. I wanted…
10 Amazing Facts About Beavers
While canoeing at Brush Lake, I spotted a beaver swimming in the water and was surprised at how long the beaver stayed underwater. American beavers…
A mouse eating a caterpillar!
Out of the corner of my eye, I caught movement of something on the ground. I slowly turned and saw a mouse. Most mice I…
Keep wildlife wild: What to do if you find a fawn
My three-year-old daughter said she was going to “hike” around the outside of the garden fence while I worked on the inside. A few seconds…
Wildlife attracted to dead trees
I often notice snags because of the woodpecker holes or woodpeckers drumming on the tree. However, woodpeckers aren’t the only ones utilizing snags. What animals…
Elusive wolverines travel impressive distances
Certain animals are elusive–lynx, bobcats and most notoriously wolverines. I’ve been lucky enough to see two wolverines in all of my hiking–way across a valley…
Females benefit by delaying pregnancy
Rodents breed rapidly. Packrats only require a gestation of 30 to 38 days. However, the demands of nursing and being pregnant at the same time…
Why do some animals delay pregnancy?
Spring is birthing time for many animals in order for the young to have adequate time to grow and develop before the onset of winter.…
Animals move atop and beneath snow
Winter can bring a range of snow conditions from minimal snow to deep snow with an icy crust. Whether the snow condition is favorable or…
Discover Antlers: How big? Why they fall off?
A big bull moose can grow an eighty pound rack over the summer, adding up to a pound of bone a day! Antlers grow at…
6 Tips for how to carry bear spray in bear country
Naturally North Idaho is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to…
How to tell a Mule deer from a Whitetail deer
Growing up in Minnesota, all I saw were whitetail deer. Then I moved to Idaho, where both mule deer and whitetail deer live. I wanted…
10 Amazing Facts About Beavers
While canoeing at Brush Lake, I spotted a beaver swimming in the water and was surprised at how long the beaver stayed underwater. American beavers…
A mouse eating a caterpillar!
Out of the corner of my eye, I caught movement of something on the ground. I slowly turned and saw a mouse. Most mice I…
Keep wildlife wild: What to do if you find a fawn
My three-year-old daughter said she was going to “hike” around the outside of the garden fence while I worked on the inside. A few seconds…
Wildlife attracted to dead trees
I often notice snags because of the woodpecker holes or woodpeckers drumming on the tree. However, woodpeckers aren’t the only ones utilizing snags. What animals…
Elusive wolverines travel impressive distances
Certain animals are elusive–lynx, bobcats and most notoriously wolverines. I’ve been lucky enough to see two wolverines in all of my hiking–way across a valley…
Females benefit by delaying pregnancy
Rodents breed rapidly. Packrats only require a gestation of 30 to 38 days. However, the demands of nursing and being pregnant at the same time…
Why do some animals delay pregnancy?
Spring is birthing time for many animals in order for the young to have adequate time to grow and develop before the onset of winter.…
Animals move atop and beneath snow
Winter can bring a range of snow conditions from minimal snow to deep snow with an icy crust. Whether the snow condition is favorable or…