The Wild Side: ; Mange mites are mammals' late-winter nightmare

Sunday Gazette-Mail | March 4, 2001| | Copyright

March can be a deceiving time of year. Daytime temperatures can flirt with 70 degrees, but ferocious blizzards are always possible. Day length is increasing, but nights are still cold, usually below freezing. It's an exasperating time of year. Just imagine how difficult it must be for wildlife. The transition from winter to spring is the toughest time of year for critters. Natural food sources are limited or depleted. Fat deposits laid down last fall are nearly exhausted. And production of new food is still weeks away.

So it should come as no surprise that many animals look pretty ratty ...

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