zoology

Chad Johnson, marketing director for the McKean County Livestock Committee, tags the ear of a Berkshire pig, which Garrett Cooper holds, at the McKean...

BIRDS: Readers are starting to see some the spring birds returning. Millie Clark of Emporium called Thursday to let us know she saw her first hummingb...

Most anglers you talk to have a favorite spot where they like to go opening day. Well-stocked streams can have an angler catching the limit in short o...

AUSTIN — The first pontoon boat tours of the 2018 season will be offered at Sinnemahoning State Park on Sunday. Join park staff for a relaxing and inf...

It’s not surprising how the human mind is affected by all of the humiliating jokes and teases we’ve suffered from others over the years. Unfortunately...

Where can one learn safety for things like water, fire, hunting and wildlife, get their face painted, study self-defense and meet Bigfoot all in one s...

Where can one learn safety for things like water, fire, hunting and wildlife, get their face painted, study self-defense and meet Bigfoot all in one s...

A group of Marvel superheroes will use their superpowers to help animals today — right here in McKean County. Mckean County’s chapter of No Feline Lef...

SMETHPORT — Dog wardens will canvas homes in McKean County, beginning in the end of April and through May, to ensure all dog owners have current licen...

AUSTIN — The “herp hoedown” at Sinnemahoning State Park will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. The event will feature an afternoon of educational ...

AUSTIN –– Jessica Deluccia and her husband were on a rural Pennsylvania road earlier this year when they saw an amazing sight — hundreds of spotted sa...

WOODCHUCK: Andy Heffner of Ormsby called to tell us he recently saw the “weirdest thing I’ve seen in my life.” Andy looked out his window to see a fur...

Sometimes a headline catches my eye and I just have to read the story. For example: “Resort blasts ‘stupid’ tourists for throwing carrots at alligator...

APRIL FOOLS: With April Fools’ Day falling on Easter this year — and since we don’t publish a Sunday paper — we cut our readers a break from our annua...

It is now the first weeks of April, and nature is gearing up for spring. Spring may be here on the calendar, but the weather isn’t cooperating. The si...

For many children, as Easter rolls around, they begin to think about the famous bunny that comes hopping along with eggs and chocolate. However, for s...

There’s no doubt spring is on the way I guess. More and more robins are showing up, great flocks of geese pass overhead, flocks of ducks whistle by at...

Friday was National Puppy Day. The definition of the term puppy, according to Merriam-Webster , is “a young, domestic dog; specifically less than a ye...

I happened to drive by a small stream this week and was amazed to see the area had changed completely. Many trees were felled, a large pond filled the...

A simplified overview of a day in the life of a Pennsylvania black bear can be described as, “They can go wherever they want, whenever they want, beca...