NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — For those of you who don’t celebrate World UFO Day, consider this: A former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer told Congress last summer about a government program that retrieves and reverse engineers unidentified flying objects. The Mexican Congress held an unprecedented session in September during which supposed mummies were presented as […]
Summer means warmer weather, more family outings and the possibility of a wildlife encounter, especially if area residents make their living spaces, perhaps inadvertently, more attractive to wild animals. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division biologist I.B. Parnell said a number of different wildlife species tend to make an appearance during this time […]
SUNSET HILLS, Mo. – Missouri conservation agents are tracking a bear cub in west St. Louis County. It is believed to be the same one seen near Eureka, Ballwin, and Kirkwood recently. The Missouri Department of Conservation says it has received at least 20 reports of a young bear apparently roaming neighborhoods in the area […]
Authorities — concerned about an increasing number of mountain lion encounters including one earlier this year that killed a man and severely injured his brother — are asking residents of one California county to turn to Facebook to spread the word. Over the weekend, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office took to its social media […]
Multiple sightings of a bear have been reported in the area of Julie Lane in west Newark, city police said in a press release Saturday night. No further information was provided by police, but they urged caution. Black bear sightings in Delaware May 2016: Bear sightings spark alarm in northern New Castle County May 2016: […]
A large number of whales is visiting the waters off New England, and the group includes an unusually high number of an endangered species, said scientists who study the animals. A research flight made 161 sightings of seven different species of whale on May 25 south of Martha’s Vineyard and southeast of Nantucket, officials with […]
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Asian hornets could be here to stay in the UK after DNA testing confirmed they survived winter for the first time. The invasive species, which has the scientific name vespa velutina, dismembers and […]
Pizza is arguably one of the best things about modern life, but in New York City, the sheer number of people throwing out pizza boxes has caused a huge rat problem. Thankfully, the Central Park Conservancy — a nonprofit organization that tends to park maintenance and restoration — came to the rescue by installing a […]
INDIAN HILLS, Colo. (KDVR) — Wildlife sightings typically increase in spring and summer in Colorado. Many residents in the Indian Hills neighborhood report bears searching for food in yards and trash collection areas. FOX31 obtained video showing a bear and her cub entering Stuart Sauer’s property. The bear left after Sauer shined a light at […]
The ocean was closed off to all beachgoers in San Clemente Monday after officials confirmed “aggressive shark behavior” just off the coast. The sharks were spotted near T-Street Beach, according to a social media post by the City of San Clemente. Officials did not elaborate on the number of sharks spotted or what led to […]
From Penn Township in Butler County to Brighton Township in Beaver County, neighborhood bear sightings have been reported across Southwestern Pennsylvania. One of the most recent sightings was in Oakmont. The Pennsylvania Game Commission says we’re hearing more about them because of social media. “One bear sighting may have, in the past, been reported by […]
(FOX40.COM) — The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office is alerting residents of potential mountain lion sightings in the area on Saturday. According to the sheriff’s office, it has received reports of a mountain lion on East Harvest Road in Acampo, about 20 miles north of Stockton and about 8 miles east of Lockeford. Mountain lions, […]