Bear Season is Upon Us Repost – Be careful out there

Spring is the season for hay fever and bears. I’m not sure which is worse, since I have terrible hay fever, but there’s surely no doubt about which is more dangerous. Our ursine friends do more than present a chomping threat, though. They seem to have a sense of humor, too:

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Premier Issue

Thanks for dropping by. As you can see the format of Northwest Wildlife Online has changed in order to keep up with the huge number of mobile viewing devices. This new magazine and blog format also allows greater interaction with readers. Although this site is primarily devoted to wildlife of the Northwest US I have […]

What’s a Nudibranch?

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Know Your Barnacles

You’re walking along the rocky Northwest ocean shore line and you see then by the billions and gazillions. Barnacles, barnacles, and more barnacles. The cling to every rock, pylon, piece of drift wood, shell, and just about anything else touched by the sea. These non-descript bits of life and their protective shells seem to encrust […]

The Northwestern Brown Salamander

You’d think an amphibian exceeding eight inches in length, common enough to be found from California to Alaska, and hardy enough to live in elevations from sea level to eight or ten thousand feet would be a familiar sight. But this is definitely not the case with the Northwestern Brown Salamander. Not that salamanders […]