04/27/2012
Today's Wildlife of the Week are the Greater and Lesser Scaup, featured in John H. Rappole's book, Wildlife of the Mid-Atlantic, now in paperback. These attractive ducks are quite common… READ MORE
04/20/2012
Penn Press Log’s Wildlife of the Week returns. We know you’re as excited about the paperback release of Wildlife of the Mid-Atlantic: A Complete Reference Manual as we are so… READ MORE
04/29/2011
Many of us at Penn Press recently noticed that a family of robins has built a home in the front doorway of our building. Business & Economics Editor Erin Graham… READ MORE
07/26/2007
It’s hard to be neutral about the looks of this week’s featured animals, Rafinesque’s Big-eared Bat (pictured on the left) and Townsend’s Big-eared Bat (pictured below) . They are either … READ MORE
07/20/2007
Today’s Wildlife of the Week, the Eastern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), might be living in your backyard but you’d probably never notice, because this reptile is a bit of a… READ MORE
07/12/2007
Wildlife of the Week returns to Penn Press Log with a question. Since wild animals have no use for citizenship status and state issued drivers licenses, how do non-native species… READ MORE
06/28/2007
It looks like good news for this week’s featured wildlife species, the Bald Eagle (Halieaeetus leucocephalus). This morning, the Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne, flanked by an eagle named … READ MORE
06/21/2007
This week’s featured creature from John H. Rappole’s Wildlife of the Mid-Atlantic, the Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii), will occasionally grace the mid-Atlantic coastal states between May and July. This bird… READ MORE
06/14/2007
The Eastern Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius) is this week’s featured fauna from the forthcoming Wildlife of the Mid-Atlantic by John H. Rappole. According to Rappole, "the purpose of the Spotted… READ MORE
06/07/2007
In anticipation of John H. Rappole’s forthcoming Wildlife of the Mid-Atlantic: A Complete Reference Manual, the Penn Press Log proudly presents Wildlife of the Week, a summer series of posts… READ MORE
