Owls & Howls Kidcam

Creature Feature: Black Rat Snake

Meet Onyx, one of the museum's Black Rat Snakes:

Name Our New Barn Owl!

The CMNH Wildlife Resources department has a new male barn owl and you can help it name him! Follow this link to watch a video and cast your vote:

http://cmnh.org/site/AtTheMuseum/Wildlife/BarnOwl.aspx





He was hatched in captivity in April of this year and CMNH acquired him when he was just a couple of months old. The wildlife staff has been having a great time getting to know him this summer through his responses to enrichment and by glove training him for use in educational programs and live animal shows. He is not on display in one of the Perkins Wildlife Center exhibits, but he will frequently serve as an ambassador for his species in programs, classes, and outreach events. So be sure to keep an eye out for him and also help us choose his name!

Michelle Leighty, CMNH Wildlife Specialist

Birds, Beasts, Brats & Beer photos

Here are some photos from last night's event, taken by CMNH staff photographer Cory Molner (click images to enlarge).

bobcat training demo by Wildlife Specialists Nikki McClellan and Joe Dell'Anno:

CMNH Executive Director Dr. Evalyn Gates:

Wildlife Resources volunteer Peter Pesch with Tamarack the Great Horned Owl:

CMNH educator Nathan Taxel with Lightning the Red-tailed Boa:

Wildlife Specialist Michelle Leighty with male barn owl:

Wildlife Resources volunteer Claudia Bennett with iguana:

Birds, Beasts, Brats & Beer!

Tonight from 6 - 8:30 p.m. is an annual event developed by the Nature League which showcases the Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center & Woods Garden and the creatures that inhabit it. Birds, Beasts, Brats & Beer is a casual evening with food, drinks, and entertainment in the form of live animal feeding, training, and enrichment demonstrations by the Wildlife Resources staff. Plan on seeing bobcat, fox, raccoon, and river otter demos as well as behind-the-scenes tours of the Raptor Center. Staff and trained volunteers will also be circulating with various birds of prey on gloves to invite intimate viewing opportunities. More information can be found here:

http://www.cmnh.org/product/SE075/BirdsBeastsBratsBeer.aspx


Come join in the fun!


Michelle Leighty, CMNH wildlife specialist

Spaulding's Stinky Towel

The gray fox Spaulding enjoyed rubbing all over the scented towel he received for enrichment this afternoon. Check out the video and watch him go!




Michelle Leighty, CMNH wildlife specialist

Wildlife Brown Bag!

The Wildlife Resources department will be presenting a brown bag seminar in Classroom B on Wednesday. All CMNH staff, volunteers, interns, and so on are encouraged to attend!

Michelle Leighty, CMNH wildlife specialist