A quiet metal detecting trip turns into a strange river hunt when the first serious signal leads to an old trap buried under rocks. As he works through the creek, he pulls out relics, Civil War-era ...

An abandoned pool full of exotic fish sounds strange enough - until the snakes, snapping turtles, pacu army, rare catfish, lungfish, puffer fish, and one electric “dolphin” fish show up. This rescue ...

The common snapping turtle is a species that few Pennsylvanians give a second thought, unless they see one crossing the road or digging in their flower bed. This is because, outside the breeding ...

July is a critical period for hunters wishing to prepare for the upcoming deer, waterfowl, small game, waterfowl blinds and ...

I am standing on its muddy shores, watching, with some apprehension, a 6-and-a-half-foot alligator. Its pewter eyes blend in ...

Whether hiding in the shadows or darting across the water’s surface, these real life monsters are more fascinating than dangerous.

Specialists with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) worked to rescue two trapped alligator ...

MDWFP Exotic Animal Program Lead Colt Mooney responded to the report from a DMAP property manager and removed both turtles ...

Eastern painted turtles are the most common turtles in the northeast—and the most commonly injured on roadways. Credit: Pamela Meier This was originally published June 3, 2025. Everyone knows and ...

Their official name was the Middle Fork pack. But to some biologists, advocates and those paying close attention to wolf recovery efforts, the Mexican gray wolves had another name: the Tripod pack.

Efforts to control the surge in rat numbers plaguing Aussie homes (specifically, my own) could not have gone more wrong, writes Gemma Jones. Standing over the stove, frying Ratty a heart attack in a ...