While it seems like predators are always the bad guys, they have their place in the ecosystem, writes Outdoors columnist Oak Duke.

Coyotes are often feared, demonized and many times eradicated, but biologists are warning us that coyotes have their place and may be the only thing standing between a healthy deer ...

Ungulates (2 toes): A hoofed mammal, including deer, moose, horse. Rodents (5 rear toes/4 front): Gnawing animals, including squirrels, rats, mice, porcupines and beavers. Stunted conifers: A ...

When the weather gets cold in Florida, gators stop eating and iguanas start dropping. How do low temps affect the invasive ...

So far, this winter has been characterized by lower snow totals and generally colder temperatures. Of course, the north country has been hammered by lake effect snow that has been measured in ...

There are precautions that individuals can take. Experts issue warning as risk of life-threatening disease rises in US region: 'Most vulnerable' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Some animals in the world possess the ability to regenerate tissues, allowing them to regrow parts of limbs or entire limbs after amputation. In a study published in the journal PNAS, a ...

Lucas Adcock Staff Writer Winter in Pocahontas County brings noticeable changes in patterns of the wildlife that are spread throughout the mountains here. The first – and arguably the most noticeable ...

Wild animals do not need a wilderness backdrop to feel at home. In suburbs and small towns, yards often provide the easiest version of what wildlife already seeks: calories, water, shelter, and quiet ...

New research shows that the mere smell of predators is enough to change deer behavior and limit browsing damage to tree saplings. The findings, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, offer a ...

Never in my life I would of thought I’d be riding in a raft with a horse,” Dubois resident Preston Jorgenson commented on the video shared on his Facebook page on Sunday, January 25. The video shows ...