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Does This Homemade Electric Mousetrap Work?
This trap has some problems. For one, when the mouse touches the trap, the fur limits the the amount of current passed. Second, because this uses alternating current, every 120th of a second, the voltage drops to zero, which gives the mouse a chance to get away. Third, the initial shock is not lethal because most of the current doesn't pass through the heart. Moral of the story -- most modern electric mouse traps use direct current and an ever higher voltage to break down the resistance of the fur.
Why I Go Camping Nearly Every Weekend
I love the open road, exploring new places, spending nights next to campfire drinking beer and cooking on my campstove.
Monarchs will migrate to Mexico sporting stickers from Buffalo – The Buffalo News
It was an unusual sight Tuesday in Riverside Park. A group of University at Buffalo students armed with white, mesh butterfly nets fanned out over the Olmsted park in the northwest corner of Buffalo in search of common milkweed.
The unadorned, bushlike plant with the oblong leaves might be considered an unattractive nuisance in most gardens.
However, it is the primary source of sustenance for the monarch butterfly. It was purposely planted in various spots in the park by the Olmsted Parks Conservancy to attract the butterfly.
That makes Riverside Park an ideal place for capturing and tagging the colorfully winged critters before they continue their migration south, said Dr. Nicholas Henshue, a professor in the Department of Environment and Sustainability at UB.
Indian Lake hosts moose festivities – Sun Community News & Printing
September is rolling up and that means peak Fall foliage.
But for the town of Indian Lake, September does not only bring hopes of tourism through the fiery colors swathed upon the mountains.
During the weekend of Sept. 28 and 29, the town hopes to bring travelers and moose lovers to possibly glimpse a view of the once elusive animal at the Great Adirondack Moose Festival.
The half-ton mammal is making a come-back in the Adirondacks. According to New York State Department of Conservation, in a study during January 2019, there were 83 groups of one or more moose found living in New York in an aerial survey.
When The Great Adirondack Moose Festival or GAMF kicks off in the last week of September, chances of spotting one, during the fall mating season when the mammal travels widely in search of a mate, make the festival that much more enticing.
In the center of the Adirondack Park, throughout the town of Indian Lake, moose themed programs will abound during the weekend of Sept. 28-29. The event is New York’s first-ever moose themed festival, offering visitors of all ages a unique Adirondack experience.
Smoking Pests with a .25 Caliber Air Rifle is Too Much Fun
California becomes first state to outright ban regulated trapping — Furbearer Conservation
California has become the first state in the country to ban fur trapping statewide. Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom said Wednesday he signed the legislative bill into law, making it illegal to trap animals for the regulated sale of their hides.