zoology

OLEAN, N.Y. — On March 6, a rabid raccoon was found at a private residence on Whitehouse Road, in the Town of Portville. The raccoon attacked a person...

As a hunter and sportsman I love the animals I hunt. I’ve found that many cannot understand how you can love animals, yet still hunt them. I completel...

MOUNT JEWETT — The public is invited to join retired Pennsylvania Game Commission LMGS, John Dzemyan, for an informative look at Pennsylvania’s Whitet...

SMETHPORT — Garrett Cooper is a member of the New Idea Livestock 4-H Club in Smethport and the Smokey Meadow Riders 4-H Club in Cuba, N.Y., and he is ...

BEARS: The Pennsylvania Game Commission recently announced that the 2016 bear harvest in Pennsylvania was one of the most prolific seasons of all time...

If you love to hunt or observe wildlife and own even a very little land, food plots have become not only very popular, but the subject of intensive st...

COUDERSPORT — Julia Mackenzie Himes, daughter of Aimie Himes of Olean, N.Y., and Daniel Himes of Bradford, and Randall Thomas Kyser, son of Rob and Me...

WATCHING BIRDS: The Great Backyard Bird Count starts today and lasts through Tuesday. However, if you can’t be near a window, or if you’re itching to ...

CARROLLTON, N.Y. —A house on Windfall Road was deemed a total loss following a blaze late Monday morning. No injuries were reported in the fire, which...

King Frank Placer and Queen Gladys Reinard reigned over the 27th annual International Crosby Cow and Coyote Hunt, a tongue-in-cheek event held Saturda...

A visit to the website for Make-A-Wish Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia, the local chapter for this area, shows a quote that “92 percent of pare...

EAGLE WATCH: The annual Eagle Watch will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Big Bend Recreation Area near Kinzua Dam. Participants are invited...

As a child, Mel Stoltzfus helped care for cows and horses at his family farm in Lewisburg and as a result developed an affinity for all types of anima...

A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail on allegations he abused a kitten. Brandon Scott Brooks-Ledbetter, 20, of 20 Main St., Apt. 3D, was arraigned ...

He stopped, stared, quickly reaching into the snow and pulling out a massive antler. Wow, where has this monster buck been hiding? This unknown giant ...

ALAMANCA, N.Y. —A free “Groundhog Day” nature hike is slated from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Feb. 2 in Allegany State Park. The hike will begin in the parking lot...

CIRCUS: Talk about the circus closing has brought up some happy memories for local people who remember seeing Ringling Brothers come through town. We ...

Bird lovers of all ages will be able to test their carpentry skills when the Bat and Bluebird Nest Box Building program is held Feb. 18 at Home Depot ...

RINGLING BROS: Tom Spencer wrote to us from South Bend, Ind., with memories of the circus coming to town. He says, “The sad news of the impending demi...

REMEMBER PETS: We know we’ve had a few warmer days this week, but it was only about a week ago that temperatures dipped below freezing at night. We hu...