Sometimes nicknamed “garbage bears” because of their proclivity to rummage through trash, black bears in Georgia are considered relatively harmless.

Copperheads will sleep in dens with other snakes like rattlesnakes and even black rat snakes, and they can return to the same ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Two Democrats romped to wins over Republican incumbents in elections to the Georgia Public Service Commission on Tuesday, delivering the largest statewide margins of victory by ...

Sweet Home Police Department has responded to 10 cougar sightings within the city limits since July 1, and government trappers are investigating the possibility of setting out traps. • Cougars often ...

Cougar sightings are surging in Michigan with 2025 set to own some of the highest numbers in years. It follows a similar trend in 2024 when there were 23 confirmed sightings. The population's rebound ...

Recent sightings (through Oct. 14) as reported to Mass Audubon. The common gallinule at Santuit Pond in Mashpee had not been seen in nearly a week. A short-eared owl was at the Monomoy National ...

Cougar sightings across Michigan are nearing last year’s number, at 20 sightings so far this year, with 21 reported in 2024, according to state conservation officials. The increased sightings may be ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — A South Hill woman got quite the surprise early Tuesday morning when her security camera revealed a fierce and furry visitor in her yard. Around 3 a.m. on October 21, Mary Jo ...

I like to think of myself as an outdoorsy person. That is, until an insect lands on me. Because I am a reasonable person, I respond by flailing my arms and legs in an unsafe manner until potential ...