Whit Gibbons

I received the following email from my grandson Parker who was on a field trip in Central America: “While walking a trail in Belize after dark, a member of our

Those lumps, caused by some type of stress that disrupts a tree's growth, are prized by woodwokers.

I recently received the following questions about plants.

Great efforts have been made to curtail the introduction of exotic species into the wild. One reason is because some become too successful, threatening the well-being of native species. Many

Color, which plays an important role in the lives of some plants and animals, frequently tells an environmental story and offers us opportunities to ponder the ecology and behavior of

Some people look at these as unwelcome visitors: deer, raccoons, armadillos, squirrels, possum and rabbits.

For those of you who are weary of what you find in the news these days, I hearken back to a column I wrote 20 years ago that was not

I have been asked many times how to deal with wildlife that make our backyards their homes. Many people look on deer, raccoons and armadillos as unwelcome visitors. Squirrels, possums

Squirrels and possums apparently think being king of the road means piling up the most roadkills for your species. Although possums ordinarily win the I-got-hit-by-a-big-truck award, squirrels seem to be

What animal is inextricably linked with Santa and Christmas in the minds of young and old? Reindeer, of course. In 1949 singing cowboy Gene Autry probably didn’t believe that Rudolph