by Ashlyn Halseth | May 15, 2020 | Educational Resources, News, Uncategorized
By: Ashlyn Halseth The Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) is a medium-sized raptor found almost all-over North America. This one species of bird is divided into five subspecies, with four along the east coast, and one along the west. Most researches use...
by Ashlyn Halseth | Apr 15, 2020 | Educational Resources, News, Uncategorized
By: Ashlyn Halseth The black racer (Coluber constrictor) is a non-venomous snake found all over North and South America’s east coast. Once an adult, the black racer develops its smooth black scales and often a charismatic white/gray chin. Black racers are commonly...
by Ashlyn Halseth | Mar 27, 2020 | Educational Resources, News, Uncategorized
By: Ashlyn Halseth The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) is a mammal that thrives off the expansion and relocation of humans. They once were limited on their ability to migrate by America’s large rivers and lack of temperate habitat; however, while people...
by GWF | Mar 18, 2020 | Educational Resources
By Sheila Lenz The most common North American butterfly, the tiger swallowtail, was among the first creatures of the New World documented by European explorers. It is also the state butterfly of Georgia. Receiving its name from the yellow wings with black “tiger...
by GWF | Mar 17, 2020 | Educational Resources, News, Uncategorized
By Ashlyn Halseth When most Georgia residents hear the word “otter”, they tend to overlook our native species and focus on the marine mammal, the sea otter or Enhydra lutris. While these fuzzy aquatic carnivores are vital to their ecosystem on the west coast and east...
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