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Last month, cranberry grower Jim Hayward told us about bloom, blossoms and bees in a "Cranberry Minute" video. Get to know Jim a little bit more in-depth and learn about his passion for building cranberry equipment here: https://www.cranberries.org/our-growers.

12/16/2021

Summer Shakespeare Festival Coming To Chatham 15 December 2021 By: Tim Wood Alan Rust, former artistic director of the Monomoy Theatre and the artistic director of the new Cape Cod Shakespeare Festival in Chatham, at the Whit Tileston Bandstand in Kate Gould Park, where the festival will produce two...

10/31/2021

It's , and we’re talking canids. Foxes and coyotes are adaptable species that co-exist on the Cape. Red foxes, which are common here, are rusty red with white-tipped tails. They usually feed on small mammals but can catch larger prey and will also eat fruits. Red foxes occupy a range of habitats, from neighborhoods and forests, to orchards and fields.

Gray foxes are found across the state, but are uncommon on the Cape. These forest-dwelling canids have black-tipped tails, are active at night, and use their retractable claws to climb trees. They eat small mammals, grains, fruit, and invertebrates.

The Eastern coyote is larger than foxes and thrives across Cape Cod, occupying a variety of habitats, including neighborhoods, forests, fields, and dunes. Eastern coyotes feed on small mammals like squirrels and rabbits, plus larger prey species, including deer.

Coyotes and foxes are wild animals. Approaching or feeding them can lead to habituation, which poses danger to people and the animal. Feeding wildlife is illegal in national park areas. Wild animals that associate humans with food can lose their fear of people. This can lead to unpredictable and aggressive behavior and injuries to people and pets, resulting in the need to kill the aggressive animal.

Please help keep wildlife wild by not feeding them--intentionally or inadvertently--and by observing them from a distance.



Four fox kits rest in the sand dunes on a spring day.

📷 M Bromley w long lens

10/13/2021

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/10/12/metro/two-headed-turtle-found-cape-cod/

A rare two-headed turtle is being cared for by the veterinary staff at New England Wildlife Centers.