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The eastern meadow vole, aka fields mouse or meadow mouse, is a very wide spread rodent that can be found from throughout Canada to the U.S. Because these voles reproduce rapidly and cause millions of dollars in damage to agricultural crops, lawns, and orchards (by “girdling” or chewing the bark […]

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The Pacific marten was once considered conspecific with the American marten, however several studies using molecular genetics indicate that they are a distinct species. They face the threats of habitat loss, destruction, and degradation at the hands of logging and industrial clearcutting. Catastrophic forest fires and severe pest infestations—such as […]

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The Haida ermine hails from several islands off the Pacific Northwest of North America, primarily Haida Gwaii in Canada and the southern Alexander Archipelago in the U.S. state of Alaska. Introduced deer have caused overbrowsing on the islands, stripping away understory plants and ground-level vegetative cover. This understory destruction removes […]

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The red-shouldered hawk hails from North America–primarily the west coast and eastern half of the United States as well as Mexico. These raptors migrate from the northern parts of their ranges to central Mexico. They face the threat of deforestation via the clearing of large, mature, contiguous forests for timber, […]

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The Indiana bat, while similar in appearance to the more common little brown bat, is told apart by the size of their feet, pink lips, length of hair on their feet, and the keel on the calcar (spur of cartilage rising from inner side of ankle and running along part […]

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The common drone fly is the most globally distributed species of syrphid in the world, and exists in all regions except the Antarctic. They have been introduced into North America and are heavily established. These flies can be found in gardens and fields in Europe and Australia, and have also […]

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The western screech owl is a small species of owl that hails from Canada, United States, Mexico, and Central America. They are related to the eastern screech owl. These owls face the threats of habitat loss and destruction seeing as these owls rely on natural cavities and old woodpecker holes […]

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The plains pocket gopher is but 1 of 35 species of pocket gophers, named in reference to their externally located, fur-lined cheek pouches. These rodents face the threats of urban sprawl and lawn-centric landscaping which reduces the available natural grassland. Farming as well as continuous plowing destroys underground systems and […]

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The Cuban tree frog hails from Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands; but has become invasive in several other places around the Americas. These large tree frogs have a voracious appetite and will eat nearly anything they can get into their mouths. They’re threatened by severe winter freezes that […]

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The American green tree frog is an arboreal species of New World tree frog belonging to the family Hylidae. They are usually found throughout the central and southeastern United States. These frogs face the threat of wetland destruction due to draining or altering shallow ponds, swamps, and sloughs which reduces […]

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