By Kaitlyn Eichelberger On Saturday, the Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia (ACCA) celebrates 10 busy years of wild bird rehabilitation, research projects and educational programs. An anniversary event will be held at the ACCA’s new and in-progress outdoor classroom. “The ...
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Dogs sniff out predator kill sites We all know that dogs have better sniffers than we do. A study done in Michigan compared human technician’s ability to find predator kill sites to dogs sniffing out such sites. They were detecting kill sites of bobcats, ...
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL After several weeks of serious columns about chronic wasting disease, coronavirus and armyworms, let’s take a break and go to wildlife things that you won’t hear about in the news. Some of these are just fun, and some are of interest to ...
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL The majority of United States citizens live in big cities. Hard for us to relate to that, living in relatively rural West Virginia, but it’s true. In all that paved America, with stores, malls, condos, airports, etc., you really don’t see, nor are ...
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Maybe it’s just me, but it seems that there are more lawsuits happening in all kinds of situations. Disgruntled employees, all types of political situations, products that don’t work, disgruntled professional athletes etc., etc. Such suits are ...
By David P. Davis Newsroom@DominionPost.com This week at the West Virginia Botanic Garden, 1061 Tyrone Road, we take a diversion from showy blooms and kept garden beds to the wild side of the WVBG. With 4.5 miles of trails and over 80 acres to explore, the WVBG has a multitude of ...