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Delaware River Watershed
Science

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announce $17M for projects along Delaware River Watershed

This year’s Delaware Watershed Conservation grants are the biggest investment in the fund’s history.

1 year ago

a hand holds a mussel above other mussels
Science

Conservationists find mussel life near Pennypack on the Delaware

Finding mussel life in the Delaware River is a sign of good water quality, conservationists say.

1 year ago

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a dog licks a person's face
Community

Philadelphia International Airport celebrates its brigade of stress-busting therapy dogs

Members of the Wagging Tails Brigade of therapy dogs were honored Monday at PHL, marking five years that the dogs have been dutifully working in the airport's corridors.

1 year ago

Tigers at Bridgeton zoo
Courts & Law
6abc

Woman charged after allegedly caught on video climbing into N.J. zoo enclosure, ‘enticing’ tiger

Police said there is also similar video depicting the same scenario at the bear enclosure the same day involving the same person.

1 year ago

Deer are popping up in New Jersey
Community

It’s a conundrum: New Jersey’s deer population is dropping, but complaints over deer destruction are on the rise

Too many deer are causing too much damage in New Jersey, officials say.

1 year ago

Melissa Smith and Susan Phillips pet a sheep through a fence
Science

Climate Fixers: Slowing down fashion with a century-old tradition in Collegeville, Pa.

Industrial farms damage waterways and contribute to climate change. But at Pa.’s only certified organic sheep farm in Montco, the sheep do all the hard work.

1 year ago

an electron microscope image shows an avian influenza A H5N1 virion
Health

What should New Jerseyans know about bird flu?

The state’s new avian influenza website is keeping tabs on the spread of bird flu. The risk is low for humans, but it’s dangerous for poultry flocks.

1 year ago

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SEPTA workers rescue cats from behind a stairwell
Community
6abc

Workers free mama cat and kittens from SEPTA station in West Philadelphia

A mother cat tucked her kittens away behind a stairwell at 63rd Street Station, where they became stuck.

1 year ago

Jambi holds onto his mother
Community

Philadelphia Zoo debuts ‘critically endangered’ Sumatran orangutan baby

Jambi, of a critically endangered species specific to a shrinking region of Indonesia, has been promised a “happy, healthy” lifespan.

1 year ago

Groundhog in claw machine
Community
6abc

Real groundhog found among stuffed animals inside claw machine in Pennsylvania

Meadows Original Frozen Custard of Hollidaysburg, where the groundhog turned up, is taking suggestions for the groundhog's name.

1 year ago

Dog park Bucks County
Community
6abc

6 dogs found abandoned with note at Bucks County park

Three of the dogs have already been adopted and officials say the remaining three were taken to the SPCA in New Hope.

1 year ago

A woman shows two children a cockroach at Bug Fest in Phialdelphia
Community

‘Creepy crawlies’ fiesta: Philly’s Bug Fest returns

The annual celebration includes all things insect-related. This year, certain events will include American Sign Language translations.

1 year ago

Bucks County farm animals
Community
6abc

124 animals recovered in Bucks County after SPCA’s largest farm cruelty case

"This person was running a really poor business at the sake and expense of the animals," said the SPCA's communications manager.

1 year ago

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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane
Science

Why animals talk

Dr. Arik Kershenbaum decodes howls, whistles, squeals, grunts and other sounds of the wild.

Air Date: August 9, 2024 12:00 am

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Politics & Policy

RFK Jr. admits to dumping a dead bear in Central Park, solving a decade-old mystery

In a video, Kennedy told Roseanne Barr how the dead bear ended up in his van upstate and, ultimately, on top of a bicycle beneath a bush in New York City’s largest urban park.

1 year ago

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