Scientists believe that canids evolved around 40 million years ago in North America. Fossil records date back to the Oligocene and the Miocene.
Wildlife
August Wildlife Viewing – Bats
Nebraska is home to 13 species of bats, and August is a great time to observe the world’s only true flying mammal.
At-risk Species Spotlight – Burrowing Owls
In Nebraska, burrowing owls are listed as a Tier I Species of Greatest Conservation Need and listed as state imperiled.
Nebraska’s Only Marsupial
By the time you are done reading this article, you will, at the very least, have a little more respect and love for the remarkable opossum.
DeKay’s Brownsnake
The Dekay’s brownsnake is a non-venomous snake named in honor of the 19th-century naturalist and zoologist, Dr. James Ellsworth De Kay.
A Return to the Plains – Wolves in Nebraska
Wolves are native to Nebraska and were a familiar sight to people here for thousands of years before the Lewis and Clark Expedition.