Species of the Week: Bobcats

Species of the Week: Bobcats

by | Mar 10, 2021 | Art

by Travis London, Deep Green Arts Bobcats Medium sized cat that has varying home ranges between 4-8 sq miles.  Primarily solitary, the bobcat is able to survive for long periods without food, but eats heavily when prey is abundant. Bobcats hunt by stalking their prey...
Species of the week: Common Raven

Species of the week: Common Raven

by | Feb 25, 2021 | Art

Ravens are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, and yet the State of Nevada spends tens of thousands of dollars annually to poison thousands of ravens. Because ravens do well in human habitats, feeding on our garbage, roadkill, and the dead bodies of...
Species of the Week: Greater Sage-grouse

Species of the Week: Greater Sage-grouse

by | Feb 1, 2021 | Art

Thacker Pass is sagebrush steppe habitat, which is where sage-grouse nest. They prefer dense cover from big sagebrush, although they also use areas with rabbitbrush, and locate their leks on broad ridgetops, grassy swales and dry lakebeds. This perfectly describes the...
Species of the week: Coyote

Species of the week: Coyote

by | Jan 28, 2021 | Art

Coyote Coyotes (as a species in North America) are 5.3 million years old. Known as “The Trickster”, the coyote instructs humans about human nature. Humans kill 500,000 coyotes every single year, so they are also known as “North America’s most...