WILDLIFE

Deer hunts have taken place at the reservoir since 1991 but this will be the first time the Quabbin Park area will be included.

Looking to better understand one of the most feared marine animals, The Shark Trust designated July 14 as Shark Awareness Day. It's also the day a UMass Amherst biologist released to the public several interactive 3D models of shark species.

NEPM Senior Reporter Nancy Cohen talks to us about watching orphaned bear cubs return to the wild, Mr. Liam and Mr. Nick sing to us about the ongoing kids music series at The Parlor Room, and The word nerd settles once and for all if we should feel "bad" or "badly".

The Kilham Bear Center in Lyme, New Hampshire, is releasing 137 black bears back into the wild. The animals were brought to the center after they were orphaned or abandoned by their mothers.

The debate over conservation measures aimed at protecting North Atlantic right whales headed to Washington on Tuesday, as Maine lobstermen defended a measure that pauses new federal fishing regulations for the next five years.

The largest remaining piece of private property inside the Green Mountain National Forest has been permanently protected from development and will be open to the public in perpetuity.

Bear home entries reached 67 cases in 2022 with dozens more attempted entries reported. Two people were also attacked by black bears last year in Morris and Torrington.

The Hawkins bill would require pest control professionals in Massachusetts who administer rodenticides to submit electronic reports to the state about how and where the poison is used.

“It’s becoming a year-round, check-yourself-for-ticks situation,” said Dr. Toni Lyn Morelli with the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center.

The unseasonably warm winter is changing wildlife habits and befouling normal migrations in Connecticut.