How Wild Animals Cope With Cold and Snow

As hearty as we are here in Northeast Ohio, we're reminded this week how nature's Lake Erie "snow machine" provides both winter beauty and challenges to our daily activities! But what about all those wild creatures you see out the window from your cozy, fireside easy chair? How do they handle the harsh elements without the benefit of snow blowers, toasty furnaces, snow tires and hot cocoa?

You can find out about Wildlife in Winter at our free, family-friendly Meet An Animal program coming up this Saturday, January 9 at 3 p.m. You’ll get to see live animals up close in this interactive program and learn the ways they cope with winter from special adaptations and migration to hibernation and dormancy.

The upcoming schedule for many other programs at Lake Erie Nature & Science Center is available in the Education listings on our website or you can call the Center at (440) 871-2900.