The Illinois Department of Natural Resources reported that 627 bobcats were harvested by hunters and trappers during the 2025-2026 season, with Jefferson County harvesting the most.

A recent lynx sighting in southeastern Manitoba is a reminder that wild cats continue to live quietly across the region, even if most residents never see them. Nature interpreter Norm Gregoire with ...

A budding brouhaha in the Ohio outdoors could blossom into quite a catfight. To trap or not to trap bobcats is the question, and what’s at stake is something wild because if the Ohio Division of ...

Bobcats and domestic cats may look similar at first glance, but how closely related are they really? Bobcats are typically larger, with muscular builds and their signature short, “bobbed” tails.

Artificial light is one of the most ingrained features of modern life. For humans, light after dark offers convenience and a sense of safety. For wildlife, it's a growing environmental disturbance.

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The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners tentatively rejected moving the start of the regular firearms season for white-tailed deer to the Saturday before Thanksgiving, rather than the Saturday ...

The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners tentatively rejected moving the start of the regular firearms season for white-tailed deer to the Saturday before Thanksgiving, rather than the Saturday ...

The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners rejected a proposal to move the firearms deer season to the weekend before Thanksgiving. This year's firearms deer season will remain the weekend after ...

Leo Dale does not mean to sound ungrateful, recalling the countless hikes on which he accompanied his parents, starting when he was a small boy. But sometimes, when his mother and father would stop to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Shutterstock / BGSmith Credit: Shutterstock / BGSmith A bobcat may look cute in online pictures, but there's nothing cute ...