The beautifully patterned timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) is extremely rare in Nebraska and is listed as critically imperiled.
Nebraska Nature
The Women Who Shaped Conservation
To celebrate International Women’s Day, let’s peek into the past and see how women have shaped the wild places of North America.
Navigating Life Underground
Creatures that are adapted to living underground are known as fossorial animals. They’ve evolved to navigate life underground.
See the Sandhill Crane Migration
The sandhill crane migration is one of the world’s greatest wildlife spectacles, and Nebraska residents don’t have to travel far to see it.
Nebraska’s Water Bears
Tardigrades, also known as water bears or moss piglets, are a group of animals that are found almost everywhere on earth.
At-risk Species Spotlight: White-tailed Jackrabbit
Story by Olivia DaRugna, Watchable Wildlife Biologist Jackrabbits are always a treat to see. Their awkwardly large ears and eyes and long hind legs give them a cartoonish appearance. Although “rabbit” is in their name, jackrabbits are actually hares, which are precocial, meaning they are born with fur, open eyes […]