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In the Himalayan forests, the satyr tragopan performs one of the bird world’s most dramatic courtship displays.

As the regular deer hunting seasons wind down across New York, many sportsmen and women simply swap gear rather than hang it up for the year. Late December marks a natural transition in the hunting ...

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This went on for several days. The skin around Hatchet’s eyes swelled and itched and bled. He scratched and rubbed them, ...

SLOUGHS and potholes were swarming with teal and spoonbills and pintails, with a good scattering of greenheads mixed in. Some ...

Discover which species star in “The 12 Days of Christmas,” how they live, and whether they’d enjoy life as unusual holiday gifts.

Zelensky said Russia targeted Ukraine overnight, while a Russian official said drones targeted a New Year party in a ...

Westmorland and Furness Council issued the warning on social media, urging people to report sightings through official channels rather than handling birds themselves. Data covering weeks 45 to 48 of ...

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We only knew you for a year, 2025, but it seems like you gave us a lifetime of hunting, fishing and camping adventures.

Falconry is not just a centuries-old tradition. It involves the training of birds of prey and hunting with them. Animal welfare organizations sometimes criticize it harshly. But not only falconers ...