Why I’m addicted to bird nestcams (and you should be too)
For many, following a bird nestcam starts as a curiosity, then quickly veers toward obsession. And the high drama in the bird world can be as intense and dark as a Hollywood thriller.
Wildlife
The search for endangered flying squirrels in the Poconos
WVIA·
A group is searching for endangered northern flying squirrels in the Poconos. Last count, there were only 33 in Pennsylvania.
DEP: CNX pipeline project in Westmoreland County withdrawn, lacked wildlife permits
DEP found that CNX's project failed to get federal wildlife clearances. The project was near the Beaver Run Reservoir.
‘Bird Town’ borough is embracing its new designation as a bird-friendly place to live
WHYY·
Media, near Philadelphia, became the latest Pennsylvania municipality to become a "Bird Town," a program that promotes community-based conservation.
PA Game Commission tables plans to reintroduce the American marten
Despite overwhelming public support for reintroducing the American marten, the Game Commission wants more input from hunters, who were lukewarm about the plan.
The turtle takeover of Lake Erie
So many people have released their pet red-eared sliders into Lake Erie that the turtle is now an invasive species, out-competing native turtles.
We’ve got jellyfish! How the invertebrates got into the Great Lakes
Researchers think the species hitched a ride here on ornamental aquatic plants shipped from China. But we still don’t know all that much about them.
New Pa. license plate supports conservation and the eastern hellbender
“I can't think of a better symbol for the Pennsylvania environment than the hellbender." The plate costs $41 - $15 of which goes toward conservation.
Bowhunting season in two Pittsburgh parks will begin September 30
After completing accuracy tests last week, the city assigned 30 hunters to designated areas in Frick and Riverview parks.
Surveying Salamanders in Hopes of Finding an Imperiled Mussel
Mussels once numbered the millions in local rivers. Now researchers are hoping to find a type of salamander that an endangered mussel needs to survive.
