A bird of prey was recently spotted a bit out of his normal habitat. WyoFile reports goshawks are normally found in forests. And yet, an adult male bird was seen perched in the town of Pinedale, surrounded by a sagebrush sea. According to officials, he was probably there to snag an easy snack of city critters.
Some other creatures are celebrating a new home thanks to some local students. The University of Wyoming Biodiversity Institute’s ambassador animals received new habitat enclosures that eleven students in the Empowering Youth in Herpetology Conservation program helped create and build. They also learned about and worked with some of Wyoming’s reptiles and amphibians, and grew native plants from seed to put in the ambassador animals’ new homes.
Some other students in the state will now get their shot at growing plants. The Sheridan Press reports Clearmont K-12 School recently completed its brand new greenhouse. Students requested one a few years ago, and it’s been in the works ever since. Students are already using it to learn about growing food.
And, according to restaurant furniture manufacturer Affordable Seating, Wyomingites are the fifth most coffee obsessed in the country.