The three adorable mountain lion cubs named Fern, Thistle and Spruce were believed to have been orphaned after their mother ...

Ending the spread of CWD appears unlikely because the prions, which cluster in the brain and nervous system, can be ...

Michael Patrick O'Neill has captured amazing photos of leatherback turtles, hammerhead sharks, mating seahorses, many living ...

The giant salamander species in Appalachia was already in trouble when Hurricane Helene devastated swaths of its habitat in ...

The giant salamanders spend most of their lives nearly invisible under rocks in streams, which has made it difficult to ...

Reports of baby pygmy hippos in Thailand and in Richmond, Virginia, have garnered much attention for their respective zoos, ...

The Public Service Commission approved a solar farm adjacent to Buena Vista State Wildlife Area, home to threatened prairie chickens.

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. While Great Smoky Mountains ... an aquatic salamander whose adults reach an average length of 20 inches - slightly less than two footballs laid end ...

The path, which runs from Spellacy bridge to the Ashland County line, came in handy on the last day of muzzleloader deer ...

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Writers at any level can learn more about the craft at a clinic on Feb. 8, where two local writers will talk about making ...