The idea sounded sensible at the time. Sugar plantations were losing money to rats, who were chewing through crops and ...

This bird lies for a living. Here’s what biological researchers have gleaned about its intelligence by observing its clever ...

Events such as Storm Chandra take a terrible toll on ecosystems, but nature can be part of the solution for mitigating flood waters ...

An autumn roost of almost 3,000 Stock Doves at Marais de la Vacherie nature reserve in western France may represent the largest such congregation ever recorded in the country.

From powerful birds of prey to tiny songbirds, and blind snakes to miniscule flies, an impressive range of species have ...

Just 10 miles off the northern tip of mainland Scotland, Orkney is an archipelago of 70 islands, rich in Neolithic relics and ...

When I penned last week’s column on river otters, I did a little more research to confirm that all my info was accurate. I knew otters fed primarily on fish, but I didn’t know that they can also feed ...

They are small songbirds, but they are deadly. The loggerhead shrike, or "butcherbird," is slowly declining in Ohio.

When there’s not much to choose from, those of us who’ve been around a long time may say there are slim pickings. I’m not ...

The island will add more than half a hectare of new habitat – almost the size of a football pitch – within the Blackwater ...

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

Mountainfilm on Tour” can be seen at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at the Rialto Theater Center, 228 E. Fourth St.