Author: A. Rentner

In the wild there are two species of mink, European and American, the latter a denizen of the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex. A third species, the Sea mink, lived on the northern eastern coast of the United States but...

After Labor Day as the weather begins to change, daylight hours grow fewer and tule elk begin to bugle, enjoying an early evening on the refuge often includes thoughts of other hooved ungulates. American pronghorn, tule elk and...

A changing of the guard, of sorts, is about to happen. In less than a month, the sandhill cranes will begin returning to the Merced National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and other refuges of the San Luis NWR Complex. For many years the...

The taxonomic order, Odonata, is ancient. Its members were here long before dinosaurs roamed the planet, and they survived the mass extinction that turned T. Rex and his buddies into crude oil. Dragonflies were among the first...

Very soon there will be strange sounds coming from the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge. Eerie notes that begin in higher octaves then elevate in both pitch and volume to carry on the wind like wisps of smoke. To the unknowing...