By: Ferell Anderson | 2010-06-04 | Writing & Speaking At seventeen, I went to work for the local wildlife sanctuary. It housed all types of animalsread more
By: Marilyn Linn | 2010-06-03 | Writing & Speaking THE CALL OF THE WILD . We were camping in the Gammon Ranges, in South Australia. Our group comprised read more
By: Maren Sage | 2010-05-30 | Writing & Speaking cattle, horses and cowboys, but our wild neighbors were the most interesting. We listened to coyotes sing read more
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By: LJ Innes | 2010-06-03 | Writing & Speaking Have you ever noticed all the commercials on TV lately with groundhogs and squirrels and various read more
By: Kathleen Caron | 2010-06-02 | Writing & Speaking Revenge of the Roadkill Have you ever been awakened by a smell? Very early last Friday, long before dawn, I was dragged from a deep sleep by a foul stench filling my nostrils, a smell so noxious, so offensive, that it was actually painful to smell. read more
By: Lucille Iacovelli | 2010-05-28 | Writing & Speaking My Special Visitors The light rain brought a flurry of activity to the tiny deck just outside my kitchen door. read more
By: Janice Godlove | 2010-06-02 | Writing & Speaking Squirrel Follies Technical Difficulty When our youngest son, David, was about ten, he kept a close eye on a hollow cedar tree near our house. It fascinated him. read more
By: Conny Manero | 2010-06-01 | Writing & Speaking Living in Belgium, my mom and dad had never seen an ostrich. They had seen such a bird on television, of course, but they had never seen a real live one. So, when they came to visit me in South Africa, I suggested a visit to a game park. read more
By: P. M. Montgomery | 2010-05-30 | Writing & Speaking Tuesday morning was a gray, rainy day. I had gotten up, wrapped myself in my purple fleece robe, had my cup of coffee in hand and was sitting in front of the computer. The dogs, Max and Missy, were in their spots; Missy on the bed and Max on the floor right behind my chair. read more
By: Jennifer Harker | 2010-05-30 | Writing & Speaking The following story happened to me years ago. The experience forced me to take a long hard look at my intuitive, or psychic, abilities for the first time. Twilight deepened the sky over the valley to violet as I walked down a favorite trail toward home. read more
By: Sheryl J. Miller | 2010-06-04 | Writing & Speaking Arizona 2007 Out of Africa Wildlife Park: After driving past a lion sitting high atop a perch, against a backdrop of beautiful blue mountain ranges (quite a sight!), my tour group and I were let off in front of a large set of bleachers. read more
By: Griz | 2010-06-03 | Writing & Speaking Masked Marauders at Big Sur Mark and I were camping buddies. One April day in 1991 we headed north out of LA to backpack into the Ventana wilderness on the northern California coast near Big Sur. read more
By: Denise Paduano | 2010-05-30 | Writing & Speaking She entered the doors on a blissfully warm day. A little American Crow, small and fragile, her young body twisted and broken. Bones that had fused together and healed incorrectly left her unable to walk or stand. read more
By: Rex Trulove | 2010-05-29 | Recreation & Sports It was the early part of June, after high school graduation, while the nights were still cold but the days were warm. Having camped in the wilderness most of my life, I took the opportunity to hike up into the high country of Oregon. Only my 9-month-old German shepherd, Zipper, accompanied me. read more
By: RM Gal | 2010-06-03 | Writing & Speaking We sighted a cougar! My husband, John, and I could not believe our eyes when we looked up from our conversation and saw a huge gold cat, dwarfing the trail by its sheer size as he squatted dead center on a curve. It was November 17, 2007, a Saturday that shone brightly and warmly at sixty degrees. read more
By: Roddy J Dryer | 2010-06-02 | Writing & Speaking Living in a rural region of Central Florida, we tend to find a great deal of wildanimals in need read more
By: Nick Zannis | 2010-06-01 | Writing & Speaking Typical day responding to a seal stranding Still covered in the unmistakable stench of seal poop and cleaning agents from the rehabilitation facility, the phone rang as I walked through the door. I was about to get into the shower, but I knew I better answer the call. read more
By: Jane Brunton | 2010-06-02 | Writing & Speaking REFUGE In 1994 I found myself divorced and at loose ends living in Ecuador. Due to cultural confines and a woman''s role in the society I had made few friends outside of my husband''s family. One of my friends was a veterinarian by the name of Gustavo. read more
By: Denise Calaman | 2010-05-31 | Writing & Speaking "The neighborhood kids have been throwing stones at Frick and Frack," my dad told me with tears in read more