There are few issues in wildlife biology that are as contentious and emotional as that of feral cats. It’s akin to modern politics, it seems that you are on one…
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This winter, our science department is attempting to document if a rare and elusive species of cottontail rabbit is still present on Nantucket. The New England Cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis) is…
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There are a few local legends about how deer first came to live on Nantucket that range from deer swimming from the Cape (16 miles at the shortest point) to…
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Our #SciFund Challenge to crowdfund for spotted turtle research on Nantucket is taking off. We have been making new friends on facebook and getting new followers on twitter (@ncfscience) –…
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A few months ago, NCF’s primary turtle expert decided to attach a GoPro camera to the top of a hard hat and set off into the scrub oak to show…
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As implied in the first line of our last post, there are also at least two species of turtles that call Nantucket home that are not native to the island.…
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Nantucket Island is home to three species of native turtles: painted, snapping and spotted turtles. There are rumors of a fourth species and we need your help in finding it!…
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