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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		How Wildlife Deals with a Northwoods Winter
	Category:		Government & Organizations
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	Publish Date:		2018-01-11 09:00:00
	Description:		It is safe to say that we are experiencing a genuine Wisconsin winter right now—the snow, the cold temperatures, short days and seemingly endless nights. In this week's episode of Wildlife Matters , the Masked Biologist examines Bergmann’s rule, which helps explain how our wildlife can handle Northwoods winters. In my travels around the country, when people learn where I live, they frequently ask how I can stand our winters here. Well, I grew up here. These are the winters I need to feel like we have moved through our seasons, through our year. When I lived in other states that were west, southwest, or south of here, I was genuinely dissatisfied with the winters. Some were bitter cold, but had no snow. Some (like Kansas) had more freezing rain than snow. I like to have a nice blanket of snow, and freezing temperatures. Besides, living somewhere with cold snowy winters helps assure me that our summers won’t be terribly hot or dry. I may be able to handle cold temperatures, but I cannot
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