June 2014

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. —Wildlife workers are trying to catch a shark in Brevard County, however it’s not in the ocean but in a park pond. “It’s not often you hear about a shark at a park. I mean, it sounds

The first lionfish came into view on our second dive of the morning. It was hovering inches above a horizontal beam. Zebra striped with feathery fins splayed out in a showy display, there was no mistaking the message: keep away.

An invasive insect with mouthparts like those of a “bear trap” has quietly spread in the southern United States with little notice for the last several decades. “The fact that some of these species are spreading is interesting, in part,

Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) and other House Republicans are proposing steps to take heavy weaponry out of the hands of federal agencies like the U.S. Department of Agriculture, whose Office of Inspector General has put out a bid to buy

MCALLEN, Texas—U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Neil Kornze responded to the April letters from Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott (R) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) about the Red River land dispute between the federal government and the State

Mississippi’s state record for the heaviest and longest alligator has been broken once again – less than a week after the previous records were smashed. Beth Trammell of Madison took the title for Mississippi’s heaviest alligator with her 723.5-pound harvest,

Roosterfish are prized for their stubbornness on the hook and, perhaps above all else, their beautiful shape and coloration. But a large roosterfish caught Sunday in Baja California’s East Cape region looked as though it had survived an oil spill.

WEST PLAINS, Mo. – From a hilltop west of this Ozarks town, trees stretch to the end of the world and only the low rumble of far-off thunder breaks the morning quiet. That is about to change. “On the command

While photographing brown bears at the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary and Refuge, Drew Hamilton got a little closer to one furry friend than he may have liked. Hamilton worked with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game at the

A sunny Saturday afternoon seemed to be the perfect time for Sean O’Connor of Atlanta to start some yard work. “Just as I picked up the rake, I heard a loud crashing sound,” O’Connor told WGCL-TV. “A few moments later

As the number of women holding concealed carry permits surges, ladies are confronting a problem: where should they actually conceal and carry their guns? Nearly 67,000 Texas women obtained concealed carry permits in 2013, WFAA-TV reported, and many are finding

A man in Sulphur, Louisiana, required 80 stitches after he and his friends thought it would be a good idea to attempt to move an 11-foot alligator that was blocking a roadway. Glen Bonin thought they had a pretty good

You’ve probably seen one of Tactical Firearms’ signs floating around on social media. The Texas gun store is famous for their snarky political signs. Here are a few examples.   Now, it seems like the shop may be facing some

Kurt Roll, a boat captain in San Diego, told Mashable that he captured images of a magnificent yacht on fire in a nearby marina, using a DJI Phantom quadcopter with a GoPro camera attached. About 100 workers on site at the time