zoology

Eldred Borough posted a new ordinance to social media Thursday, making residents aware that feeding feral cats is no longer allowed within the borough...

AUSTIN — Enjoy the fall weather with an outdoor program at Sinnemahoning State Park this weekend. Measuring and Scoring Antlers will be held from 1 to...

The air was crisp and clean, a hard frost glittering on every surface. Pockets of fog swirled, some areas remained clear of the swirling mists while o...

There will be a Service of Blessing of the Animals at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension (26 Chautauqua Place). This brief serv...

Over the years, I’ve had lots of encounters with bears. I’ve written about a few of them before. Of all these little adventures, it seems most occur w...

On Sunday, local search and rescue members participated in a training held at Mystic Waters. Participants in the training included Rod Johnson and Jay...

I was having a crazy dream that woke me up. As many disturbing dreams do, it didn’t make much sense and my mind let out a sigh of relief. It was a dre...

After decades of chasing game animals, I guess it’s understandable that I have a lot of special memories about places, animals and people involved in ...

I was small for my age at 14, and that single-shot 30-inch-barreled 12 gauge was too much. Shouldering it properly and then hitting a running rabbit o...

BENEZETTE — Each September, thousands of visitors make their way to Pennsylvania’s elk country to experience for themselves the wonder of the bugling ...

RIDGWAY — The Pennsylvania Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau announced the newest version of the popular Elk Viewing Guide is now available. It is the qu...

CLARENDON — Chapman State Park has announced programs it will offer Aug. 28-29. All programs are free and open to the public. “Nature’s Construction C...

As they are anxiously waiting for deer seasons to begin, hunters continue to be faced with issues regarding chronic wasting disease (CWD) that affects...

As a kid and an adult, I have spent countless hours in the forests of Pennsylvania. Though a rattlesnake about three feet long once crawled across the...

Right now the bucks are in velvet. Their very presence stirs thoughts of the seasons to come. By the time the bucks begin shedding their velvet, bucks...

EAST SMETHPORT — Livestock shows and sales are key activities in keeping alive the agricultural heritage of the nation’s county fairs. Both of these e...

The Maryland Air National Guard is hoping to train pilots in low-altitude flights over the Pennsylvania Wilds, but the Pennsylvania Department of Cons...

After leafing through my last batch of monthly gun-related magazines, I noticed something seemed to be missing. There were the usual evaluations of th...

Kane may not be the great plains, but a Great Plains wolf will be watching over the borough nonetheless. On Wednesday, Dick Bly, chairman of the Kane ...

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — Participants have until the end of the month to enter the 2020 Nature Photography Contest presented by Audubon Community Nature Cent...