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Fawntastic rescue by Ross cops frees baby deer trapped at high school
23+ hour, 27+ min ago (384+ words) Call it a wild deer chase. On Monday morning, two Ross police officers were sent to North Hills Senior High School to track down a petrified but adorable runaway with four legs, spots and a tail. A fawn had become…...
Faces of the Valley: Harrison's Ken Kostka calls birds back to region
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (787+ words) Ken Kostka is largely responsible for the Alle-Kiski Valley's resurgence of purple martins " a bird species all but wiped out after Tropical Storm Agnes in 1972. The Harrison Township native discovered a passion for the birds after constructing a birdhouse during…...
Police in Bali foil an attempt to trade protected 21 live green sea turtles and arrest a suspect
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (380+ words) DENPASAR, Indonesia " Authorities in Indonesia's tourist island of Bali foiled an attempt last week to illegally trade 21 protected green sea turtles, police said on Friday. Bali police seized the live animals during a raid on the island's Pegametan coast on…...
SEA recruits "Geese Police" to handle North Shore poop problem
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (457+ words) The North Shore Riverfront Park may currently be covered in goose poop, but the "Geese Police" are on the case. The Sports and Exhibition Authority has renewed its contract with a longtime partner " the Geese Police of Western Pennsylvania " to…...
Learn about the daily life of a game warden at the Pa. Game Commission's Junior Warden Camp
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (583+ words) To the untrained eye, it probably looked like Ayla the yellow Labrador retriever was simply excited and running around in a field behind the Pennsylvania Game Commission's offices in Fairfield. But both Ayla and her handler, Shawn Barron, have hundreds…...
As more sightings of black bears pop up, leaving them alone is key to coexistence, experts say
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (1157+ words) The word is out. A bear is on the loose in North Park. And Braden Meiter, the lead supervisory park ranger for Allegheny County Parks, could not be more excited. "(This is) the first time in my memory, of 11 years…...
Frazer rescue group rehabbing dozens of pigs seized from Rostraver horde
1+ week, 1+ day ago (685+ words) More than 60 pigs rescued from a hoarding situation in Rostraver are being rehabbed at a Frazer farm. Blue Martin, owner of Pigsburgh Squealers Rescue on Lampus Lane, said she couldn't turn away the neglected animals despite knowing the decision will…...
Wisconsin beagle farm closing and hundreds of its dogs will be sent to a Florida rescue group
1+ week, 2+ day ago (389+ words) MADISON, Wis. " A Wisconsin beagle breeding farm that's been the site of recent violent protests is closing, and its remaining dogs are being taken in by a Florida rescue group. Big Dog Ranch Rescue announced Monday that it has reached…...
Masters of the Sky: At National Aviary this summer, meet "Remarkable Raptors
1+ week, 5+ day ago (895+ words) National Aviary is focusing on some remarkable flyers this summer and introducing visitors to a new feathered friend. Located in Pittsburgh's North Side, the Aviary recently launched Remarkable Raptors, an entertaining and educational look at birds of prey, presented by…...
Scientists discover a deep whale graveyard that is teeming with life
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (407+ words) NEW YORK " Scientists have unearthed communities of marine life " including jellyfish, tubeworms and brittle stars " thriving on a millions-year-old whale graveyard. These graveyards form when whale carcasses fall to the sea floor, becoming a sustaining snack for nearby critters. This…...