zoology

ZIPPO : An article published July 8 on FieldandStream.com focused on a familiar topic — Zippo lighters. The article was written by Ben Romans and titl...

COUDERSPORT — Cherry Springs State Park has Nature at Night and Night Sky Tour program times set for July 19 and 20. Planning to attend a Night Sky To...

KEYSTONE: There are many facts about Pennsylvania you may not know, such as our state dog (the Great Dane) or our state beverage (milk). Below are a f...

In general, I don’t like generalizations (clever, huh?) and I really dislike all-encompassing statements about animal behavior. Anyone who has spent a...

The big Tom gobbled on the roost while it was still dark, and I slid in closer. It slowly grew lighter and the turkey continued to gobble — in fact, h...

I’ve written this column before, had it on the page and pulled it at the last minute. The hurt was a little too fresh to share, I think. My daughter’s...

Kathy Kehoe credits her early childhood years at her family’s Dallas City farm near Rew as the experience that gave her the know-how to kill a cobra s...

SALAMANDERS: Salamanders are nocturnal. They typically hide under rocks or in other cool places during daylight hours, coming out to eat in the cooler...

A bright Rhode Island sun beamed down on the water, a thousand facets of light sparkling and reflecting off the tiny waves a rusting wind pushed playf...

Winter of 2019 was a mess for any outdoor photographer. It had it all, with rain, sleet, wind, and of course, the snow. I did venture out a few times ...

Hunting & Trapping Digest again will be given free to all license buyers. Why wait any longer? Licenses for the 2019-20 hunting and furtaking seasons ...

Wildlife populations are booming. That’s the way it should be come this time of year. But it didn’t happen overnight. After all, during the second mon...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Some deer are more susceptible to chronic wasting disease that is spreading through herds of white-tailed deer across much of the Un...

My turkey hunting partner, Scott Neely, and I were talking the other day. We hadn’t seen a single hunter in close to two weeks. The only tire tracks o...

This time of year white-tailed deer fawns grab our attention. After all, they are cute, fun to watch, and right now these delicate newborns seem to be...

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) has placed Bradford City Reservoir No. 2 (Gilbert Lane) under catch and release guidelines for the pr...

SMETHPORT — A 4-H member from Mount Jewett will have the chance to compete at the international level in November. On May 11, Hannah Wareham was one o...

Free programs and activities are being offered from June 14-16 at Cherry Springs and Lyman Run state parks. At Lyman Run State Park, there will be a F...

Things are ruff at the McKean County SPCA. Staff said the shelter is nearly at capacity for dogs, and is cutting adoption fees in hopes some local res...

The human mind is a curious thing. Capable of astonishing accomplishments, it is also sometimes stubbornly inflexible. Many times, once a belief is fi...