LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A mountain lion sighting has left residents at a Las Vegas valley community on edge, protecting their pets and enhancing their security measures. Residents at the Valley View by Welltower Living apartment complex say they’re on edge after one man saw a mountain lion on his security camera video. David Bliss said […]
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Grafton celebrates the 60th anniversary of the first Grafton Monster sighting
Jun. 11—On June 15, 1964, Grafton Sentinel reporter Robert Cockrell spotted a mysterious creature in Grafton while he was on the road around 11 p.m. at night. It was large, white, tall, hairy and without a noticeable head. The monster was later known to the public as the Grafton Monster, one of the many famous […]
Sighting reported on East Grand Forks side of the Greenway most likely a bobcat — not a mountain lion
May 22—GRAND FORKS — The possible sighting of a bobcat or mountain lion earlier this week along the East Grand Forks side of the Red River Greenway serves as a reminder that the green space is a corridor for wildlife of all kinds, and people need to be aware of their surroundings, authorities say. According […]
Experts offer tips on wildlife encounters following Augusta alligator sighting
After an 8-foot alligator was spotted Saturday crossing Doug Bernard Parkway in Augusta, the Department of Natural Resources has offered tips for Augusta locals who encounter different types of wildlife, including gators, snakes and deer, this summer. I.B. Parnell, a wildlife biologist with Georgia DNR, said while photos of the alligator were circulating on social […]
Northern California deputies search for mountain lion after second sighting
(FOX40.COM) — Northern California law enforcement is in search of a mountain lion that has been spotted twice within two days. • Video Above: Detailed account of deadly mountain lion attack in El Dorado County “A mountain lion sighting has been again reported and now in the area of Peltier Road in Lodi, in an […]
Alligators in West Tennessee? Fayette County sighting may not be the last
Fayette County had a scaly visitor over the weekend in the form of an eight-foot alligator. In what is the latest of several sightings, a seven to eight foot alligator was spotted in northern Fayette County on May 11. According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Tennessee can expect to see more of the large […]
Butler Township police warn residents of bear sighting
Butler Township police are warning residents that a black bear and three cubs were spotted in the September Drive area. Channel 11 received a photo of an adult bear and three cubs from a viewer on September Drive. The bears were spotted in the viewer’s yard. Residents in the Dutchtown Village area should move bird […]
Huge sea creature — the world’s largest — stuns California onlookers in early sighting
Whale watchers off Laguna Beach, California, received an unexpected treat when they spotted the season’s first blue whale. The boat captain for Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching spotted a 60-foot-long male blue whale about 6 miles from shore on April 28. “We found our first Blue Whale of the season,” the organization wrote in […]
‘Mega-rare’ bird spotted at Oregon’s Hug Point is first sighting in U.S. history
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Birders are crowing over an extremely rare bird sighting that occurred at Hug Point State Recreation Site on April 21. Vancouver resident Michael Sanchez told KOIN 6 News that he was photographing Hug Point Falls at sunrise when he noticed a little bird near the shoreline. “I happened to look behind […]
Right whale calf and mom sighting in Marshfield marks 1st of the season
A North Atlantic right whale and her calf spotted in the waters just north of Marshfield this week marks the first such sighting in the state this year, according to the Center for Coastal Studies, whose aerial team spotted the pair The Provincetown-based center identified the mother as 36-year-old Legato, the daughter of another identified […]
Beacon Hill residents amazed by coyote sighting
‘Not something I ever imagined’: Beacon Hill residents amazed by coyote sighting Neighbors on Beacon Hill are abuzz over the coyote sighting that many longtime residents are calling a first. The coyote was corralled and captured by a Boston animal control officer on Anderson Street near Myrtle Street in broad daylight. Anderson Street is located […]