BURYING BEETLES NEWS—A BREAKTHROUGH! We have exciting news about one of The Wilds’ endangered species programs! Over the past week, staff caught three American burying beetles (two females and one male), a federally endangered species, in our monitoring buckets spread throughout The Wilds' property. This is significant because it represents the first confirmation that burying beetles have successfully overwintered on Wilds' property. The reason we know that these particular individuals are overw
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The American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) serves an important role in the environment as they decompose carrion (dead animals) for food for themselves and their offspring. During this process, they are cleaning the forest floor and putting nutrients back into the soil. With the decline of American burying beetles, we also lose this helpful benefit. True to their name, a mating pair will bury a carcass—usually a small rodent or bird—then prepare it by removing the fur or feathers and p
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#TheWilds2U: It’s American burying beetle breeding time at The Wilds! Our Wildlife Ecology team has been diligently working with this federally endangered species to increase our local population. Come May and June, all these babies will be released to hopefully have babies of their own! Did you know that in American burying beetles, BOTH mother and father stay with their offspring to feed and take care of them? Watch this hyper-lapse, as it covers the same brood of beetles over six days. They g
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Cincinnati Zoo insect keepers helped release American Burying Beetles back into the wild in Ohio where they’re endangered. #conservation #cincinnatizoo | Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
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This is a brand new American burying beetle. After spending 2 months underground developing into an adult these beetles emerge to produce the next generation. This particular beetle will be released at a nearby nature preserve in June as part of our ongoing effort to reintroduce this critically endangered species to Ohio. To learn more about the reintroduction program click here - http://cincinnatizoo.org/blog/2016/05/25/beetle-mania-endangered-american-burying-beetles-released-at-fernald-nature
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