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Lehigh Valley Zoo mourns loss of 3-month old African Penguin
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (223+ words) The Lehigh Valley Zoo is grieving the loss of its first African Penguin chick born in nine years. Zoo veterinarians are still investigating what caused three-month-old Fritz’s sudden illness and death last week. The penguin had survived a previous bout…...
Trump administration moves ahead to end roadless rule on national forests
2+ week, 4+ day ago (755+ words) The U.S. Forest Service is filing a proposal that would scrap the so called roadless rule adopted in the last days of Bill Clinton’s presidency in 2001. The agency described the rule as a one-size-fits-all restriction that has frustrated land managers and…...
Pa. has quietly passed a law undermining a court decision on lucrative mineral rights
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1383+ words) HARRISBURG — A law quietly passed this summer aimed to end a complicated, decade-plus legal fight over who owns an estimated $1 billion in Pennsylvania natural gas. It may have only begun a new, even messier chapter. At issue are mineral rights…...
Giant metal roosters spread autism acceptance in Maine after town zoning spat
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (772+ words) By HOLLY RAMER and ROBERT F. BUKATY David and Sara LeBlanc had a rotating display of the roughly 6-foot-tall ornaments decorating their Ogunquit lawn until officials in the small coastal town deemed them to be impermissible advertising for their attached restaurant,…...
Dead geese found in Northampton County pond being tested for bird flu; public warned to stay away
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (199+ words) Authorities in Northampton County are warning people to stay away from dead birds after multiple dead geese were found in ponds, prompting bird flu concerns. The geese were found in retention ponds at the end of High Point Boulevard off…...
Could nearby bald eagles stop Lehigh Valley data center projects?
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1120+ words) From the edge of her yard, Marianne Bobbin can see them swooping down, wings spread wide as they aim, feet first, for their favorite tree. The pair of bald eagles showed up in 2024, and visit a roost less than a…...
Pocono wildlife center co-director charged with impersonating official
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (609+ words) The co-executive director of a Monroe County wildlife rehabilitation center is charged with impersonating a public official during a traffic stop last month in Northampton County. Slate Belt Regional Police filed charges alleging Janine Tancredi, co-executive director of Pocono Wildlife…...
Bald eagle hatchlings spotted in a Chicago park may be the city’s first for more than a century
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (380+ words) By LAURA BARGFIELD and TODD RICHMOND Chicago Park District officials announced last week that bird-watchers observed nesting activity starting in February in Park 597 along the Calumet River on the city’s Southeast Side. The first eaglet was spotted in the nest…...
Tatum: Time to get the lead out with bald eagles?
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (532+ words) The country’s bald eagle population has bounced back in a big way after DDT and other insecticides were banned. As evidence look no further than the eagle’s nest in Kerr Park in Downingtown where the parent birds are now raising…...
Outdoors: Spring turkey hunting season is upon us
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (569+ words) After our statewide whitetail deer season, which now opens on the Saturday following Thanksgiving, the second most anticipated Pennsylvania hunting season is set to open May 2. It’s time to break out those turkey calls because the spring turkey season is…...