PA Game Commission tables plans to reintroduce the American marten

Anne DanahyFebruary 22, 2024

Despite overwhelming public support for reintroducing the American marten, the Game Commission wants more input from hunters, who were lukewarm about the plan.

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The turtle takeover of Lake Erie

Points NorthFebruary 22, 2024

So many people have released their pet red-eared sliders into Lake Erie that the turtle is now an invasive species, out-competing native turtles.

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We’ve got jellyfish! How the invertebrates got into the Great Lakes

Points NorthOctober 11, 2023

Researchers think the species hitched a ride here on ornamental aquatic plants shipped from China. But we still don’t know all that much about them.

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New Pa. license plate supports conservation and the eastern hellbender

Sydney RoachOctober 11, 2023

“I can't think of a better symbol for the Pennsylvania environment than the hellbender." The plate costs $41 - $15 of which goes toward conservation.

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Bowhunting season in two Pittsburgh parks will begin September 30

Kiley KoscinskiSeptember 28, 2023

After completing accuracy tests last week, the city assigned 30 hunters to designated areas in Frick and Riverview parks.

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Surveying Salamanders in Hopes of Finding an Imperiled Mussel

Julie GrantSeptember 15, 2023

Mussels once numbered the millions in local rivers. Now researchers are hoping to find a type of salamander that an endangered mussel needs to survive.

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State amphibian may get another shot at federal protections

Rachel McDevittSeptember 15, 2023

A federal judge vacated a 2019 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision that the eastern hellbender does not warrant a status as an endangered species.

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Species of mussel found in western Pa. might soon be listed as endangered

Sarah BodenSeptember 7, 2023

Pollution and river dredging have wiped out much of the salamander mussels in Pennsylvania. Now, it could get federal protection.

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As spotted lanternflies swarm Pittsburgh, don’t give them a ride

Glynis BoardSeptember 6, 2023

Spotted lanternflies could cost Pennsylvania $324 million annually. So check your car so you don't give them or their eggs a ride.

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Pittsburgh advances deer bowhunting program to manage overpopulation

Kiley KoscinskiSeptember 1, 2023

Pittsburgh’s deer population is out of control: That’s about the only thing city officials, animal rights advocates and frustrated residents agree on.

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