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𝘼 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝘿𝙖𝙬𝙣 𝙖𝙩 𝙄𝙣𝙠𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙠𝙬𝙚𝙯𝙞 🦏 Just under a year after four white rhinos were relocated from Limpopo to the Eastern Cape, new life has arrived at Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve! Dabchick Wildlife Reserve Rewilding Africa 💡On 22 April 2025, 8-year-old Rhedi — one of the translocated heifers — gave birth to a healthy calf. The birth is a powerful symbol of hope, strength, and resilience for rhino conservation in the region. 📸 Master Fine Art Photographer Marlene Neumann was invited to photograph the young calf, capturing this milestone in her signature soulful style. “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘳𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦. 𝘛𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺.” – Marlene Neumann Thank you to Dabchick Wildlife Reserve, Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve, and all the conservation teams — including Eco Scorpions — for making this moment possible. 🔗 Read more in the upcoming edition of REWILDING SOUTHERN AFRICA 📸 Explore Marlene’s work: www.marleneneumann.com #RewildingSouthernAfrica #RhinoConservation #Inkwenkwezi #WildlifeSuccess #HopeForRhinos #BornToThrive #Changemakers #RhinoCalf2025

If you spot a furry, brown animal along the banks of a local waterway, several possibilities may spring to mind. Is it a beaver or muskrat? It could be, but another likely possibility is that it's an American mink, a lesser-known mammal that can be seen in and near our waterways. Here are a few fast facts about minks: 1. If you get a good look, you can easily identify a mink thanks to the patch of white fur they have on their chins. 2. They are ferocious hunters and can kill animals much larger than themselves. 3. Just like cats, minks will purr when they are happy or content.

This week’s featured loon is a female who was originally banded on Massabesic Lake in 2014, a year when she hatched chicks. This summer, she is at least 14, but more likely 17 or older. Her band combination is: left leg green over orange, right leg white over silver. Unfortunately, this female has not had an easy go of it. In 2014 (the year she was first banded), she and her mate produced 1 chick, which survived to fledging age. Sadly, that is the only chick that she has fledged in her documented nesting history. In 2015, this loon and her banded mate both returned to the same territory on the lake, nested together, and hatched two chicks. Unfortunately, a neighboring pair of loons on the lake, who were not successful at hatching chicks of their own that year, noticed this pair’s success and began intruding into the territory. In the course of the frequent fighting, the chicks were both lost. In 2016, this loon and her mate again returned to their part of the lake, but though they were seen testing out nest sites, they never actually put down eggs. In 2017, her banded mate moved on to greener pastures, winning his way into control of a nearby territory on the lake, which had a better history of nesting success. That summer, this female remained on the original territory and was joined there by a new, unbanded male. They did not nest, likely because they were frequently dealing with intruding loons. The same story played out from 2018–2020—though this female and her unbanded mate were consistently present on the territory, they never nested and instead spent their time intruding into other nearby territories. Finally, in 2021, they attempted to nest again on their part of the lake. Unfortunately, it was not meant to be—within a few days of laying their eggs, the loons abandoned their nest for unknown reasons. They did not attempt to nest again that summer. In 2022, there was more turmoil. This loon’s previous mate (the banded male who had partnered with her from 2014–2016 but them moved to a different territory from 2017–2021) was back, having apparently been evicted from his other territory. Now that she had a mate who she’d previously nested successfully with, we hoped that this female might hatch some chicks. But it was not to be—her mate spent much of the summer trying in vain to win back the other territory, so they did not nest. The same story played out in 2023. In 2024, this female once again partnered with the banded male, and he finally seemed to give up on winning back the neighboring territory. They nested successfully and hatched two chicks, this female’s first chicks hatched since 2015. Sadly, the chicks didn’t survive the summer. This summer (2025), she and a new mate (an unbanded male) nested early, and they have hatched two chicks! We wish this family well as they navigate the challenge of raising the chicks to fledging age. To date, this female’s story has been a tough one to follow—in the 11 breeding seasons since we’ve been tracking her, she’s fledged just 1 chick, for a known reproductive rate of 0.09 chicks surviving/year. This is well below the New Hampshire state average, and we hope that things improve for her this summer! Photos courtesy of John Rockwood.

Master carpenter at work — a male pileated woodpecker chisels out a fresh nest cavity in a dying tree, shaping a home one chip at a time. These crow-sized woodpeckers do not reuse their nests from year to year, once abandoned, other species such as owls, squirrels, bats and snakes have been found to inhabit vacant cavities. #pileatedwoodpecker #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #backyardbirding #birdsofnorthamerica #birdlovers #birdwatching #natureperfection #forestwildlife #avianarchitecture #ornithology #birdbrilliance #sonyalpha

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Check out this fast fact: Bald eagles are our national emblem and national bird, and they are easy to identify with their bright white heads, dark brown bodies and yellow feet and beaks. But did you know bald eagles aren’t born with this trademark look? It actually takes about five years for them to develop their fully white heads and tails. Young eagles have brown bodies, dark heads and mottled brown and white wings. As they age, their heads gradually turn more white, taking about five years to reach the bright white color they are known for. And their white heads aren’t really bald at all. They are covered in white feathers. They are called bald eagles because in Old English the word "balde" means white. Check out more Fact Facts >>> https://www.willyswilderness.org/blog/categories/fast-facts (Photos courtesy of Joe Viola)

What big eyes you have! What big ears! Hyenas play a crucial role in cleaning up their environment, and their bodies are built for the job. As scavengers, they are both predator and prey; it’s all about balance. Like predators, hyenas have excellent forward vision to spot a meal far in the distance. But like prey animals, they need good side vision to spot any lions or leopards who may have come back for seconds. Their orb-like eyes capture a wide field of view while remaining pin-sharp. Their large ears are highly sensitive to a wide range of frequencies, helping them to detect recent kills from a distance and move in for the clean-up. The ears are highly mobile, enabling them to track predators from all directions. I photographed this beautiful young pup in the early morning, as he waited for the grown-ups to return from their night’s efforts with food to share.

Coyotes are incredibly adaptable animals! They can run up to 40 miles per hour, making them one of the fastest land mammals in North America. This speed helps them escape predators and catch prey, such as rabbits and rodents. They're also skilled swimmers and can thrive in diverse habitats, from forests to deserts and even urban areas. (Photo courtesy of Charlie Parchem)

Red panda is omnivore 😎