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Wild WNY: Animal Mothers
This weekend is Mother’s Day! To start celebrating we are going to take a look at some mothers in wild WNY. White-tailed Deer White-tailed does typically raise one fawn at a time. For the first few...
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Wild WNY: Turkey Vultures
If you look up at the sky on clear days, you’ve probably seen a turkey vulture soaring in wide circles. Turkey vultures are the most abundant vulture in the Americas and are pretty amazing animals....
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Wild WNY: Native Plants and Flowers
When you look at most gardens you will see plants from all over the world. Humans love flowers and have cultivated different varieties for their beauty. While some invasive plants are damaging to the...
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Wild WNY: Crows Are Smarter Than Your Kindergartner!
According to animal researchers at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, crows have reasoning abilities that are comparable to a seven year old child! They engage in play, communicate, cooperate...
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Wild WNY: Dance of the Honey Bee
Honey bees were first brought to America by European settlers. While honey bees are still kept by bee keepers to produce honey and pollinate plants many have also naturalized to the wild. Most honey...
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Wild WNY: Pollinators
Pollinators are butterflies, bees, birds, bats, and other animals that help spread pollen from one plant to another. Many plants need pollinators to spread their pollen in order to reproduce. Native...
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Wild WNY: Going Batty
Bats are an incredibly important part of our ecosystem. The most common bats in our area, the Little Brown Bat and the Big Brown Bat, consume vast amounts of insects including agricultural pests and...
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Wild WNY: Zombie Trees
Zombie trees? Do they eat brains? How can we survive a zombie tree apocalypse?!?! OK… all we really mean is that when a tree dies, they still sustain life and in a sense are alive. As forest ecologist...
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Wild WNY: The Life of a Chipmunk
With big eyes, pudgy cheeks, bushy tails, racer stripes, and lively personalities, chipmunks are one of the most popular members of the squirrel family. There are 25 different species of chipmunk, but...
View ArticleExperience Panama Rocks in HD Video
Panama Rocks would like to thank David Niedbala and Dynamic Duo for creating this amazing video of the park.
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