Exploring Nature by Sheila Newenham
In Yellowstone National Park, the Junction pack’s Slough Creek Den failed. They had had four surviving five-week-old wolf pups last seen on the day of my arrival in Gardiner. The pack has since abandoned the den site. Winter was rough even by Yellowstone standards; long … Continue readingFox Family
Too Hot for Bears We’re sitting on a dilapidated old viewing platform above the O’Malley river in Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. The views are expansive. Up the river, I can see the O’Malley Lake to my right, mountains across the valley in front of me, … Continue readingFishing Fox
We’re sitting on top of a bluff overlooking the Thumb River in Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, watching and waiting for Kodiak’s famed brown bears. The slope down to the river is steep, partially vegetated, but mostly exposed dirt and rock. A wildlife trail leads down … Continue readingBold, Curious Kodiak Island Fox
“In wilderness is the preservation of the world.” – Henry David Thoreau A dark shape in the matted grass above the Thumb River catches my eye. A cross fox is rolling, feet toward the sky, scratching his back. He stood, shook, and disappeared behind a … Continue readingThe Foxes of Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge