Not all giants are sleeping, or even giants for that matter. At the foot of Sleeping Giant State Park, quiet predators move through a landscape of 32 miles of winding trails, dense forest and open land. The quiet is deceptive. Early in the morning, flashes of tawny fur dart before vanishing into the brush of…
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During her first summer on the job, in 2022, Hamden’s Assistant Animal Control Officer Monica Vece responded to a wildlife call regarding the death of a “very beautiful, young” red-tailed hawk. “Unfortunately, he ate something that had (pesticide) in it and he passed away, and that’s unfortunately a lot of what we’re seeing more and…
Deer mating season spans from late October through early January. In Connecticut, the peak of the season is the last two weeks of November, putting drivers at a higher risk of car accidents involving deer. According to Andrew Labonte, a biologist at the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), the deer population in…