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FACTS: What sea-dwelling creature has three hearts, blue blood, a donut-shaped brain and eight tentacles? That last one gave it away, didn’t it? It’s ...

Scientists who study new species sometimes refer to their field, taxonomy, as the world’s oldest profession. That moniker — which usually refers to pr...

LONDON (AP) — Queen guitarist Brian May is now a “Sir.” May, who also has a doctorate in astrophysics and is an animal welfare advocate, received a kn...

ERIE (TNS) — The Erie Zoo closed for the season on Dec. 1 and will remain closed to visitors until March 1. The absence of human visitors will create ...

A Massachusetts town has decided to become the first in the state to contract with the federal government to kill coyotes locals say have killed pets ...

You’ve had an exciting morning and hit a nice buck with your bow. You’re shaking like a leaf, and your first natural reaction is to immediately follow...

Highway collisions between vehicles and animals are bad all around. According to an analysis by Pew researchers, vehicles hit large animals on highway...

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — Spaces are filling up for Audubon Community Nature Center’s (ACNC) Enchanted Forest, which will be held October 7 and 8. This magica...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has begun scattering millions of packets of oral rabies vaccine from helicopters and planes over...

ANIMAL LORE. Everyone, at least in Pennsylvania, has heard at least one lore or legend about animals predicting the weather — cough — Punxsutawney Phi...

ANIMAL RIGHTS: Have you ever considered just how prevalent animal abuse is in Pennsylvania? A law inspired by a badly neglected Boston terrier found i...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — As animal-motor vehicle collisions skyrocketed during the pandemic,Pennsylvaniamaintained its position as the state with the most c...

One of two Western Pennsylvania pets could become Hershey’s next Cadbury Bunny. The animals are vying for the title in the annual competition to find ...

Television star Betty White, best known for her role on “The Golden Girls,” would have celebrated her 100th birthday today. White spent her whole life...

DONATE FOR BETTY: Betty White was a well-known animal lover. She would have turned 100 on Jan. 17, but sadly she passed away Dec. 31, 2021. Betty attr...

It’s amazing the skills hunters acquire and take for granted. It’s challenging for non-hunters to even remotely recognize the difficulties involved in...

SANTA: Santa and the reindeer have been cleared for take-off. Gov. Tom Wolf, joined by Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding and Pennsylvania State...

Hunting with a bow or compound puts an extra amount of responsibility on the hunter. Even a well hit deer can be devilishly hard to find. Many times, ...

Pennsylvania is ranked eighth nationally for the largest number of deaths through wildlife attacks from 1999 to 2019. Through those 20 years, Pennsylv...

WILKES-BARRE (AP) — Pennsylvania, Penn’s Woods, still is among the most forested of all states. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, about...