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The American beech tree, a slow-growing species with tightly grained wood, plays a crucial role in supporting wildlife during ...

Richardson’s Ground Squirrels are often called prairie dogs, gophers, dakrat, and flickertail, and are native to the short ...

Staff in Yellowstone National Park observed the first grizzly bear tracks of 2025 earlier this month — signaling the very ...

In the first of a three-part series, Lee Mottershead spends time with The Jukebox Man and the local businesses he helps ...

Never feed or handle a wild animal. Leave a young animal where it’s found because wild parents rarely abandon their young, ...

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) offers helpful guidance when encountering wildlife as they become more visible this time of year.Black bears emerge from their dens in spring and become ...

While Niagara County’s coyotes generally steer clear of human contact, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation advises that during spring denning and pup-rearing, coyotes may ...

Manor Farm Barns located in the small hamlet of Witton, near North Walsham could become permanent homes after plans were lodged with North Norfolk District Council. The application seeks to transform ...

My dog America, a full-on poodle, loves to stare into pines and oaks that quill out of a hillside down to the marsh. She’ll ...

We’ve all had one of those neighbors. You know what I mean. The ones that keep offbeat hours. Or they just wander onto your ...