A new queen bee has been crowned at Lindsay Wildlife Museum. Two queen bee eggs have been in development in the Hive Alive! exhibit for weeks, being fed royal jelly by female worker bees. A new queen has now emerged, mated with male bees in the outside world, and started laying thousands of eggs in the living hive’s hexagonal cells.…
A tiny Pacific chorus frog known for its deep “ribbit,” and a California tiger salamander, an endangered species in parts of the state, are Lindsay Wildlife Museum’s newest amphibian ambassadors. The frog and salamander have joined the museum’s more than 50 species of native California animals, including a gray fox, owls, eagles, an opossum, snakes, spiders and hawks. Most of…
Wildlife expert Gary Bogue will discuss the wild animals that live in and prowl, fly, and slither around your backyard, day and night—the coyotes, raccoons, skunks, opossums, owls, hawks, hummingbirds, snakes, lizards and other creatures that interact with you and have become a part of your life, often without you even knowing they are there. Author of seven books, Bogue is…
Stunning panoramic photos and paintings of Mount Diablo, and close-ups of mountain wildlife, make up the new Mount Diablo: Visions & Vistas exhibit at Lindsay Wildlife Museum in Walnut Creek, CA. The exhibit of original art and photography runs through Labor Day and is cosponsored by Save Mount Diablo. Local artists and photographers capture Mount Diablo’s ever-changing face, from veiled…
Discover Kenya’s Maasai culture and wildlife with Salaton Ole Ntutu, a Maasai community chief, shaman, warrior and eco-tourism leader, on Sunday, February 17 at Lindsay Wildlife Museum in Walnut Creek. From 3:30-5:30 PM, all ages will enjoy Salaton’s stories of growing up from young cow herder to brave warrior, healer and community leader. From the age of 14, Salaton spent…
Which wildlife mom knows her young by their scent? Which shares her nest with other moms, while the “teenagers” help raise the babies? Find out how our wild neighbors raise families and find mates during WILD VALENTINES at Lindsay Wildlife Museum, Thursday, February 14 to Monday, February 18. From noon to 5 PM on February 14 and 15, and 10…