The Cold’s Toll: Woodcocks Wiped Out in Cape May, Opossums Frostbitten in Philly, Robins Struck on Roads
February 7, 2026
Jason Weckstein, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Science and the associate curator of Ornithology in the Academy of the Natural Sciences, was quoted in a Feb. 9 Philadelphia Inquirer story about how robins, opossums and other animals are struggling as extreme cold temperatures continue in the region
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