wildlife

Berkshire Volunteers Help Identify Roadkill Hotspots

Lucas Willard — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:07:30 +0000

A group of grassroots volunteers in Western Massachusetts is working to identify where animals are more likely to be struck by passing vehicles.

As the weather warms, wildlife becomes more active, and you might be more likely to spot more animals by the side of the road. But before an animal can detect an approaching car, it might be too late. So a group of volunteers recently organized to help pinpoint roadkill hotspots across Western Massachusetts and the Berkshires.

Report Assesses Climate Change Impact on Region’s Wildlife

Pat Bradley — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:01:59 +0000

"Nature Wars" by Jim Sterba

Joe Donahue — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:12:00 +0000

Journalist Jim Sterba joins us to discuss Nature Wars: The Incredible Story of How Wildlife Comebacks Turned Backyards into Battlegrounds. Sterba says, believe it or not, it is very likely that more people live in closer proximity to more wild animals, birds and trees in the eastern United States today than anywhere on the planet at any time in history. But, is that a good thing?

Work Begins To Remove Dam In Pelham Massachusetts

Paul Tuthill — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:32:12 +0000

Work began Wednesday in the western Massachusetts town of Pelham to remove a public safety threat and at the same time provide an ecological benefit to the region. WAMC”s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill reports.

Environmental officials, and others celebrated as work began to remove a stone dam on the Amethyst Brook. It will result in better water quality and open a corridor for the migration of aquatic wildlife, according to Wendi Weber, the northeast regional director for the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service.

Brian Underwood - SUNY College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry

Brian Shields — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:15:00 +0000

We expect to see bears in the woods, but now the bears are showing up in the suburbs and the cities. for more on why the number of encounters with bears is up, WAMC’s Brian Shields spoke with research biologist Brian Underwood, an adjunct professor at the SUNY College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry in Syracuse, who also does work for the U.S. Geological Survey.