Vermejo, a Ted Turner Reserve

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Nature Quiz: Name that owl! Multiple Choice: ?? Barn Owl ?? Northern Pygmy Owl ?? Burrowing Owl Comment with your answers: A. B. C.

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Meet Max and Molly. ?? Max Marwin is a graduate student working on a study about black bear and cougar interactions or "kleptoparasitism" at Vermejo. Molly is his super-friendly pup. ?? This year we had research teams studying bison, Rio Grande cutthroat trout genetics, brook trout, brown-capped rosy finch, Merriam’s turkey genetics, jumping mouse, wildlife migration patterns, glacial deposits, seismicity, plant diversity, forest ecosystem change, snowpack, and river-stream health. The Vermejo staff enjoyed sharing ideas, answering and asking questions, and learning with the researchers. Many of the studies are continuing and we look forward to new projects in 2025. Learn more about the work going on at Vermejo here: https://lnkd.in/gvM6Hki2

Romance abounds at Bernal Lake Cabin. ?? Settle into the most secluded lakeside retreat imaginable for cozy fireside conversation and soul-soothing moments in the cedar soaking tub. Luxuriate in slow mornings with your choice of breakfast delivery followed by hiking, biking, canoeing, fishing, or exploring. Embrace quiet evenings recounting your adventures while your private chef prepares delightful co-curated meals. Long evenings leave time to cuddle up by the fire with champagne and strawberries or slip into your ensuite clawfooted bath. https://lnkd.in/gNfNKZMS

These three-day old pups, born at Ted Turner’s Mexican wolf captive breeding and pre-release facility at the Ladder, are part of the Turner Natural Resources Program’s longstanding effort to recover this critically imperiled species to the southwestern United States, including the Ladder property, and Mexico. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gdmWxQ_f

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AMERICAN PRONGHORN (Antilocapra americana) are sometimes referred to as pronghorn antelope. Pronghorn are not related to African antelope species but are the last Antilocaprid species that have lived in North America since the Pleistocene era. Pronghorn are very fast, running up to 60 miles per hour. They have excellent eyesight that helps them spot predators miles away. They are also unique in that they shed a protective sheath covering their inner horn every fall. A doe will typically have twins in early summer, except for a first pregnancy when she may only give birth to a single fawn. Pronghorn primarily eat forbs (flowering plants), so they coexist well with grass-eating bison.

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