zoology

The monarch butterfly, majestic and beloved, has been listed as endangered. The listing from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature wa...

SPARKS OF MAGIC on summer nights, is how a child might explain the sight of the magical flashing lights of fireflies. It is quite mysterious to the la...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — While more of us seem to be more accepting of insects — even the stingers and biters if they don’t enter our personal space — summe...

I was walking a Rhode Island trail this week, paralleling an ancient stone wall. What was that strange sound? Could it be an immature catbird? No, the...

When three young members of the Potter County Fair family were among five young people to lose their lives in a tragic fire in April, the board of dir...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — As it does every year at this time, as part of its ongoing monitoring, the Pennsylvania Game Commission again is asking the public ...

The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners at their recent meeting moved onto the next step in bringing the American marten back to Pennsylvania, di...

The return of the American marten, a larger relative of the weasel and mink, will be up for consideration by the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commission...

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

HARRISBURG (TNS) — The return of the American marten, a larger relative of the weasel and mink, will be up for consideration by the Pennsylvania Board...

WOOF : Many individuals consider their four-legged furry friends who bark as much a part of their family as their two legged counter-parts. Being cons...

Bring the kids, and enjoy a free evening of fun today, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at the Bradford Alliance Church, 240 Minard Run Road; then, scatter about ...

Visitors to Riverfest along and on the Susquehanna River at Columbia over the weekend strolled along paths littered with the bodies of thousands of ma...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Stan Gordon — Pennsylvania’s answer to The X-Files’ Scully and Mulder — reveals in his book reports of Bigfoot, UFOs, black panther...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Hunters have 30,024 Deer Management Assistance Program permits available for harvesting extra deer in state forests and state parks...

FIDO/FLUFFY: Most of the country is ready in case there is an emergency — ready in regard to the humans in their home, anyway. How many are ready in a...

TICKS SUCK: This year, the ticks seem to be everywhere, not just in the woods. Just going to take the dog out in the yard has been a challenge for som...

Occasionally, you run into a gobbler too smart to fool. Scott Neely and I hunted one of these for three years. We nicknamed the big gobbler ‘The Tank....

HARRISBURG (TNS) — “Murder hornets” — also known as Asian giant hornets — are back in the news. The oversized insects are making headlines not because...

HELLBENDERS: May God have mercy on your soul if you ever find yourself face to face with… the HELLBENDER! Nah, they are harmless. Unfortunately, due t...