The periodical cicadas that are about to infest two parts of the United States aren’t just plentiful, they’re downright weird. These insects are the strongest urinators in the animal kingdom with flows that put humans and elephants to shame. They have pumps in their heads that pull ...
Spring has arrived, with its joyous symphony of birdsong, spectacular migrations and feverish nest building. Soon a new generation of baby birds will hatch. If all goes well, by summer’s end these new birds will be ready to join their parents on the next cycle of migration or preparations ...
For the longest time, Sue DeArment was a wildlife rehabilitator. And one of the biggest challenges she always faced in that role was trying to get animals to the various centers. If an animal was injured where she was at in Crawford County, outside of Erie, and she needed to get it to a ...
Wildlife in Need founder Sue DeArment is more than happy with what her organization is able to do and how much it’s grown from 2017 to now. The statewide organization — which helps capture injured animals and bring them to rehabilitation centers throughout Pennsylvania to recover — ...
MARSHALL, Mich. (AP) — An animal a Michigan hunter thought was a big coyote when he shot it in January has been determined to be a gray wolf, the first time the species has been found in southern Michigan in more than a century, wildlife officials say. The hunter shot the wolf in Calhoun County, in the southern reaches of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, while taking part in legal coyote hunting accompanied by a guide, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said. The man “said he encountered what was initially believed to be a large coyote” but it weighed 84 pounds (38 ...
Their training now complete, Pennsylvania’s newest State Game Wardens are working in their newly assigned districts. The 35th Class of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Ross Leffler School of Conservation graduated Feb. 3, adding 12 more officers to the ranks. Members of the 35th Class, their hometowns and their assigned districts are: Justin J. Beltowski, of Dysart (Somerset County); Kolton R. Boyer, of New Castle (Allegheny County); Tyler R. Castronova, of Rochester, N.Y. (Allegheny County); Patrick R. DeRojas, of Dallas (Luzerne County); Trevor A. Faust, of Bethlehem (Lehigh ...
