Wednesday, July 22, 2026

When hunters see a deer, they envision a big buck.
balloons

Each balloon that floats away is an ecological disaster waiting to happen. The consequences include powerline outages and sea turtles dying a painful death.
morel mushrooms

With the arrival of spring, ramp and morel hunting is in full swing.
raccoon

Last year Wildlife Services killed 2,307,122 problem animals. It dispersed another 34,465,659. By species, here’s a partial list of animals killed for 2017.

Scott Shalaways shares his summer reading list for bird lovers of all ages.
Piping plover chicks

For the second consecutive year, a pair of federally endangered piping plovers are raising chicks on Gull Point at Pennsylvania’s Presque Isle State Park.

Weasels’ claim to fame as killing machines hardly endear them to many nature watchers, but without them, we might live in a world overrun by rodents.

When my wife and I left on vacation July 21, I felt pangs of guilt. I had been hosting a growing number of ruby-throated hummingbirds at my feeders since early May.

Red squirrels make up for what they lack in size with pure pugnacity.

If you can't wait for the nesting season to begin, do the next best thing: fire up the computer, and watch from afar.