Wildlife

Ohio’s spring hunting season for wild turkeys begins this month. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says the state is divided into two wild turkey-hunting zones — one...

  MINNEAPOLIS — As deer hunting season reaches its peak, University of Minnesota students have traveled across the state to test the animals for a lethal disease. The...

  The deer was only 50 yards away, but in Saturday’s early morning darkness DNR conservation officer Tim Maass reached for his binoculars to make it out. “Six-point....

  BLOOMINGTON, Ind.  — Two rare barn owls have been released in an area of southern Indiana where wildlife experts suspect another of the raptors is living. The two female...

  HARLAN, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky officials have increased patrols in the southeastern part of the state due to a prevalence of people feeding bears. Kentucky Department of...

  LIME SPRINGS, Iowa (AP) -- Some northern Iowa residents have banded together to fight what they call pollution of their water and air after several failed attempts...

  SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There is no denying the recent explosion in popularity in kayaking in West Virginia. Sales of the paddle craft have gone off the...

  GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. (WCCO) – About 1,100 miles in 18 hours. That’s what it took for rescued dogs and puppies from Hattiesburg, Miss., to arrive in their...

  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (AP) — Indiana has two new state nature preserves, including a forested southern Indiana refuge that's home to several rare birds. The Indiana Natural Resources...

Illinois (KWQC) - The Illinois Department of Public Health, or IDPH, says bats become more active during the summer months and is reminding people to beware of rabies....