Creature Feature

CURRENT Creature Feature

Sandhill crane numbers in Tennessee’s Hiwassee Refuge have reached 20,000.

Creature Feature: The Amazing Crane Comeback

The stunning return of the sandhill crane to eastern Tennessee began in the 1990s and has continued.
Wild turkeys, nearly gone by the early 1900s, began a comeback in the Depression.

Creature Feature: Wild Turkey Comeback

Wild turkeys, nearly gone by the early 1900s, began a comeback in the Depression.
The imperiled monarch.

Creature Feature: Steps to Save the Monarchs

Mexico has become less hospitable for the butterflies’ migration, but there are things we can do here to help.
These little brown bats are infected with white-nose syndrome.

Creature Feature: Bats Under Threat

White-nose syndrome is decimating populations of these cave-dwelling, insect-devouring mammals.
Honeybee

Creature Feature: Where Are the Honeybees?

The insect that has a role in so many aspects of our food supply has only half the population it did in the 1940s.

Departments

Coyote (Canis latrans) wandering out from the forest into the loop road on a summer late morning.
Country Roads

Critters Crossing! 

States across the Blue Ridge are investing in wildlife crossings to protect animals and improve roadway safety.

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