Posts Tagged ‘wildlife’
Outdoors in RI: Bears, Bobcats, Rattlesnakes, Ticks! Farmers Market Time, Nature Walks, Events
Outdoors in RI: Of Bears, Bobcats and Rattlesnakes; Here a Tick, There a Tick, Farmers Markets, Nature Walks,
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Summer’s Long Goodbye, West Nile Where, Sail for Hope, Dragon Boats, Local Wildlife
West Nile Virus Detected in Johnston, East Providence, and Cranston The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) have confirmed additional detections of West Nile Virus (WNV) in the state. The virus was found in mosquito samples collected by DEM in Johnston, East Providence, and Cranston on August…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: The million dollar Penguins are here, Paws off the wildlife, Beach ready…
The Penguins are HERE! At Roger Williams Park, Providence Part of what the city of Providence spent their COVID dollars on – $1 Million if it – was to bring back the Penguin exhibit to Roger Williams Park. Under a grant made by then Mayor Elorza, plans were put into place for a new penguin…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Strike a pose, Ice Fishing, Expos, Wildlife on the move, Health tips, 2A – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer Photo, top: Candy Yow Ice Fishing Ice fishing for trout was great, but short lived, in Rhode Island – so far. As you can see in the photos, above and below, some great Brookies are being caught. Not only is the Rhode Island bite great, but up on Moosehead Lake…
Read MoreCoyotes! Here’s what to do.
Early morning. Residential area. Older dogs. Coyotes where they shouldn’t be. Two dogs have been killed in Rhode Island in just as many days. The first was an older dog in Johnston, who lived at a fenced home that backed up to a wooded area. It was early morning and the dog was attacked by…
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