Wildlife & Nature

Winter Moth Caterpillars Prepare to Defoliate Region

Invasive Crabs Changing Ecology of Narragansett Bay

Starfish Slow to Recover from Disease Outbreak

Conserving Varied Habitats Key to Raptor Preservation

Seal numbers in Narragansett Bay reached a record high in March, when an informal survey conducted by volunteers from Save The Bay, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve tallied 603 seals at 26 sites. The previous record of 569 seals was set in 2011.

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Wacky Winter Weather Confounds Plants and Animals

Sandhill Cranes Becoming Regular Visitors to Region

R.I. Researchers Track Bobcats to Assess Habitat Use

Several species of bats that spend the summer in Rhode Island have experienced dramatic declines in their populations because of white-nose syndrome, the fungal disease discovered in 2007 that infects bats in the caves and mines where they hibernate for the winter.

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Lack of Sea Ducks in R.I. Attributed to Weather, Climate

Nature’s Dam Builders Help Remove Harmful Nitrogen

R.I.’s Mosquito-Devouring Bat Population Hurting

BURRILLVILLE, R.I. — Wallum Lake splits its residency between Rhode Island and Massachusetts, which means conflicting uses and double the stress. For instance, the Bay State allows gas-powered boats; the Ocean State forbids such craft. No one is really enforcing the no-gas rule, though, so motorized water play isn’t actually restricted to the Massachusetts end of the 322-acre lake.

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Rhode Island’s Most Important Waters are Drowning

Wily Coyotes Feed on Islands’ Easy Pickin’s

Protection Measures Needed for Nature’s Undertakers

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Record Number of Seals Counted in Narragansett Bay

Wintering Bats in Rhode Island: Are They Seeking Refuge from White-Nose Syndrome?

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The Coolest Spot in Rhode Island

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