by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Aug 31, 2018 | Feature, News
Recently our research crew had the privilege of assisting biologists with Towson University on their study of the endangered Northern Map Turtles in Maryland. Starting in 2008 their team began learning more about this largely unknown population that is found nowhere...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Jul 12, 2018 | Feature
No matter how focused we might be on research, rescue and conservation, education is always our top priority. Last week we had a unique situation where a mother in our community reached out for help after their daughter’s fear of snakes was making it difficult...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Jun 10, 2018 | Feature, News
On May 31, 2018 an interesting video of an animal walking across a field was captured in the Fallston area of Harford County, Maryland during a foggy morning by Dan Jones. A debate ensued over whether the animal was a rare and incredible sighting of a cougar (either...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | May 28, 2018 | Feature, News
For many years, it was assumed that researchers could tell the age of turtles by counting growth rings that appear on their shell each time they shed or grow, just like one might use growth rings to age a tree. However, some studies have cast doubt on the usefulness...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Apr 24, 2018 | Feature, News
Join us on Saturday, August 4, 2018 from 8:30 PM to 11:00 PM for our first public event at our newly constructed hilltop Stargazing & Wildlife Viewing platform! Escape the light pollution of town to enjoy the darker skies over Darlington from our great vantage...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Apr 16, 2018 | Feature, News
(Click above to watch video) No one forgets their first encounter with a frog, salamander, turtle, or the sound of a frog chorus heralding the first days of spring. These events mark places and seasons in our minds – connecting us to nature and revealing how we fit...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Apr 15, 2018 | Feature, News
We are happy to announce that we have now SOLD OUT tickets for our upcoming Night with the Wild fundraiser! A huge thank you to all of you who bought tickets, tables, and are helping to sponsor the event. If you are unable to come or didn’t get your tickets in...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Apr 7, 2018 | Feature, News
SWS’s Andy Adams and Scott McDaniel join Justin Mallow in the Smash Hits WHGM Studio in Havre de Grace, Maryland to discuss the upcoming Night with the Wild fundraiser on April 28th as well as their special guest, a “coastal plain” Eastern milk snake...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Apr 3, 2018 | Feature, News
The Susquehannock Wildlife Society research team takes you inside of an annual event in nature that few ever get to experience, the spring amphibian breeding in a vernal pool at night. In this very special place in the coastal plain of Harford County, Maryland, iconic...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Mar 28, 2018 | Events, Feature, News
Susquehannock Wildlife Society Event Benefits New Wildlife Center in Darlington (Darlington, MD) – – Hoot and howl the night away at Harford County’s wildest party and help raise awareness and funding for the creation of the region’s first dedicated...