Exploring the Ozarks Outdoors: freshare.net

When you go to battle against a formidable enemy, it helps to have all the knowledge you can find. Feral or wild hogs are a foe to most Arkansans, especially owners and managers of land with sizeable amounts of woods,…[more]

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) recently received confirmation that a deadly disease in bats called “White-Nose Syndrome” (WNS) has been found in three bats from two caves in Lincoln County. The name describes a white fungus, Geomyces destructans, typically…[more]

Researchers at North Carolina State University recently discovered that worker honey bees became healers when the bees’ hives were attacked by a harmful fungus. The fungal infection triggers bees to increase levels of antifungal plant resins.

“The colony…[more]

A growing body of research shows that birds and other animals change their behavior in response to human noise, such as the din of traffic or the hum of machinery. But human clamor doesn’t just affect animals.

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Cornell’s Lab of Ornithology has set up a couple of web cams on bird nests. One features red-tailed hawks that built a nest on top of an 80-foot tall stadium light, while the other one keeps watch on blue herons…[more]

Scientists at the University of Guelph have found a way to successfully clone American elm trees that have survived repeated epidemics of their biggest killer — Dutch elm disease.

This breakthrough is the first known use of in…[more]

Sixteen. That’s how many dead skunks Darrin Henderson, Madison County staff chair for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture counted on the road during a recent drive home. He said he’s received many other reports of run-over skunks.…[more]

I don’t have a fear of snakes. But I won’t be the first one in line to hold one either. In fact, I may not get in line at all. If I see one in the wild, I am curious…[more]

Researchers from the Colorado School of Public Health have shown that air pollution caused by fracking may contribute to acute and chronic health problems for those living near natural gas drilling sites.

“Our data show that it is…[more]

The Central Plains may be spared a repeat of the historic April 4-10, 2007 cold wave that disrupted agricultural production, says a University of Missouri climate researcher.  Millions of dollars in crop loss hit orchards, hay fields and newly sprouted…[more]