Nebraska Wildlife Education

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If you’ve ever heard a sound in the night that made the hair on your neck stand up—somewhere between a scream and a wail—you might have experienced a mountain lion caterwaul.

Mountain lion vocalizations can be downright eerie. Often described as a high-pitched scream, caterwauling is most common during breeding season, when lions are trying to locate a mate or warn off competitors. It’s a completely natural behavior—but hearing it echo across the Nebraska landscape can be slightly unsettling.

‼️Remember: Finding the best information to inspire your next adventure should be simple. To better serve you, we will be uniting all of our social media under the official Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and Nebraskaland Magazine accounts beginning April 23. This move will make it easier to find the stories, updates and inspiration you love.

We're migrating!

Finding the best information to inspire your next adventure should be simple. To better serve you, we will be uniting all of our social media under the official Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and Nebraskaland Magazine accounts beginning April 23. This move will make it easier to find the stories, updates and inspiration you love.

Don’t worry! Your favorite content isn’t going away; it’s just getting a new home.

Follow along to stay connected to Nebraska’s wild places and your next adventure.

Even in nature, there’s always that one relative who does things a little differently.

Meet the Northern Flicker—the rebel of the woodpecker family. While their relatives are busy hammering away at trees, flickers are out here breaking stereotypes… by digging around in the dirt for ants like a feathery anteater.

And if you’ve ever heard their call, you know they sound like they’re laughing at their own life choices. Or maybe at us for calling them woodpeckers when they spend more time on the lawn than in the trees. 🤷‍♀️

📷: Chris Masada

Let spring speak for itself—show us how you know it’s here!
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Abendrot translates to "evening red"; the color of the sky while the sun is setting.

Today’s the day! 🦊

Fox Tracks ice cream (our new ice cream collab) officially hits the shelves at 12 PM at all three 402 Creamery locations in Lincoln! Not in the area? No worries—you can still grab a pint by visiting their website to learn more.

Even better, for every pint purchased, $2 goes right back to support the Nebraska Wildlife Education Fund—helping wildlife education and conservation programs thrive across our state.

Happy Spring! Project WILD is offering a FREE online course to the first 50 educators to sign-up. This offer is made possible by a grant partnership with NAAEE and ee360+. Find out more about the online courses included in this offer - Project WILD, Aquatic WILD, and Flying WILD - at Project WILD Online :: Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies. Sign up at http://bit.ly/4uwUWWk, or visit www.projectwild.org