Admin | October 31, 2008
By Leslie Adkins As we drove along, I looked around at all of the signs of nature, smelling the forest around us. As we crossed into the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge we heard, “Have your cameras ready,” from our publisher and driver on this weekend visit, Robert Boswell, who also was calling out camera settings [...]
Admin | October 30, 2008
For Refuge Biologists, a Loggerhead Nest Is Worth Many Moments of Joy By Zack Hoverson, Misty Thornton and Robert Boswell From a distance it looked like another dead turtle. But wait. This one was moving. With its head and flippers in action, it was headed toward the sea. This was enough to bring Joelle Buffer, [...]
Admin | October 22, 2008
By Wilma Young Deer? “Don’t those little deer ever get any bigger?” No. Those little deer-like animals are really Asian elk known as sikas. The sikas range over the entire refuge but a snail group is frequently seen near the administration building hoping for a treat from a visitor. How can you be sure it’s [...]
Admin | October 1, 2008
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK By Cyndel Brunell Clop, clop, clop. The constant beat of a horse going through your mind while you wait anxiously for the ponies to come in. You look around for any little head or moving color that will tell you the northern herd of the Chincoteague ponies is headed for the corral. You [...]
