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Fisher

Pekania pennanti

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Eastern gray squirrel

Gray fox

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🩶🦊 Happy wildlife Wednesday! Featuring: The Gray fox 🦊🩶(Urocyon cinereoargenteus)! What a mouthful for a scientific name! And LOOK! It seems like this gray fox has a mouthful too!! 🐇

So cool to see one in action!

Learn more about the Gray fo

🦝🐾 Wildlife Wednesday: The Raccoon (Procyon lotor) 🐾🦝

Caught in the act! This curious raccoon stood up to check out a Snapshot NY trail camera — maybe making sure we got their best angle. 📸

Fun Fact:
🍎 Ever seen a raccoon “wash&rd

📸 Caught on camera! 📸
One of our Snapshot NY volunteers captured a stunning gray fox on their trail camera — but this isn’t your average fox! 🦊 This unique individual has a striking white stripe running down its face, making it stand o

🍂 Happy Wildlife Wednesday! Meet the Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)! 🍂

🌎 Not originally a northern animal, opossums started in South America and adapted their way into New York.

Fun facts:

🐀 That naked, rat-like tail? They’re no

🐾🌲 Wildlife Wednesday: The Fisher 🐾🌲

This week we’re featuring one of New York’s most mysterious forest residents — the fisher! Despite the name, fishers rarely eat fish. Instead, they’re agile hunters that slip through t

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