An angler broke a Lone Star State record by catching a 71-pound fish in an infamous Texas lake earlier this summer. The catch, which was a smallmouth buffalo, was announced on Friday. The 71-pound behemoth was swimming in Austin’s Lady Bird Lake when it was captured using a fishing rod and reel. Lady Bird Lake...
A geography teacher in Coventry, England, found an ancient stone while weeding his garden in 2020, but the digging didn’t stop from there. The finding of the stone led the teacher and researchers down a path of discovery, seeking the true value of the find. Graham Senior found a sandstone measuring 4 inches long in...
Researchers at the Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC) led an ongoing investigation by sampling the waters of the Connecticut River across Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire. For the first time ever, they discovered evidence of shortnose sturgeons in the river by detecting the endangered fish with environmental DNA (eDNA), according to the CRC’s press release. James...
Swifties now have an opportunity to check out festive, fall masterpieces inspired by the pop star Taylor Swift. Two farms in Maryland and Ohio are going viral after photos of detailed Swift-themed corn mazes began to circulate online. The mazes appear to have people trying to figure out how the intricate designs are laid out,...
A rare, potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease has sparked concern in the Northeastern U.S. Last week, a man from Hampstead, New Hampshire, died after testing positive for Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). The man “was hospitalized due to severe central nervous system disease, and has passed away due to [the] illness,” according to a statement from the...
A hunter in Idaho was attacked and bitten by a grizzly bear during what officials described as a “surprise encounter.” The incidentunfolded Sunday in Island Park as the individual and his friend were hunting elk in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, according to Idaho Fish and Game. Island Park is located near Yellowstone National Park and...
Growing up as a conservative who also deeply cared about nature, Chris Barnard found it strange that only the left seemed to talk about the environment. “But if you look at conservative history, on environmentalism, on conservation, there was such a strong and rich legacy,” Barnard, now the president of the American Conservation Coalition, told...
She may be only 12 years old, but that hasn’t stopped a Maryland girl from becoming the state’s “Master Angler.” Lucy Moore of Perryville, Maryland, is impressing fishermen decades older by winning the highly competitive “FishMaryland Master Angler Award.” The seventh grader has been proudly fishing since she was only two years old, Moore told...
Wildlife officials issued a warning in Somerset County, New Jersey, to be on guard for northern copperhead snakes after one of the species was seen last week in Watchung, a Garden State borough that’s less than an hour from New York City. The northern copperhead snake is described as having two shades of copper or...
A hunter in Virginia is facing jail time and more after pleading guilty to killing a well-known and beloved deer on the premises of the historic Hollywood Cemetery. Two hunters were involved in the killing of the “Hollywood Buck,” each facing separate charges. Jason Walters of Richmond, Virginia, pleaded guilty to all 20 misdemeanors that...
