A new report recommends ways to keep Pennsylvania wildlife and drivers safe
Wildlife corridors connect species with habitat and prevent vehicle collisions. Corridors can be anything from culverts or bridges to a series of connected land.
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At PA Firefly Festival in Forest County, visitors and researchers experience synchronous fireflies
At a farm in Kellettville, Forest County, fireflies flash like a wave at a stadium. Synchronous fireflies can only be seen at a handful of places in the world.
When Coyotes Come to Town
No, coyotes won't eat your kids. No, coyotes won't lure your dog away to make a meal of it. No, coyotes will not stay away from your neighborhood if you remove the one you've seen. New coyotes will arrive to take its place. That’s totally coyote.
“Big Bugs” land at the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden
The large-scale scultures of David Rogers' Big Bugs + Pollinators highlight the ecological importance of insects and pollinators.
First ‘Bird Town’ in Allegheny County commits to creating a bird-friendly community
A program supporting birds has migrated to Allegheny County. Swissvale is the first to join the Bird Town effort.
Philadelphia hatchery finds new ways to produce mussels in a lab
The Philadelphia hatchery doubled the number of mussels it typically produces, thanks to scientific discoveries.
Hunting for invasive snails in Lake Erie
A research team from Penn State Berhend is searching for mysterysnails in Lake Erie as part of an effort to document invasive species in Pennsylvania.
Penn State researchers help shine light on firefly populations in the eastern U.S.
Lightning bugs live in soil as larvae and eat snails and slugs, so lots of pavement are bad for the insects. So is nighttime light pollution.
How one community opted to sterilize deer to control its herd instead of hunting
Ten years ago, a group of neighbors in a Cincinnati community didn’t want to see their local deer killed. So they turned to another solution: sterilization.
Book illuminates Pittsburgh’s Center for PostNatural History
The center features organisms intentionally altered through domestication, selective breeding or genetic engineering. The book asks if we humans could be considered postnatural ourselves.
