Trail-cam footage shows a mother cougar and three kittens south of Voyageurs National Park — the Minnesota DNR says it may be the first reproduction recorded in the state in more than 100 years.

A federal grant will help Indianapolis remove the Emrichsville Dam to improve safety and fish passage, while plans call for preserving the stone "beer castle" tower near 16th Street.

Campfires, fire pits and charcoal grills will be banned in Phoenix preserves and Maricopa County regional parks starting May 1 as drought raises wildfire risk.

Nearly 120 wildland firefighters say rescinding the Roadless Rule would invite more human starts and put crews in harm’s way.

Fourteen juvenile keel‑billed toucans seized at the Otay Mesa border were rehabilitated at the Bronx Zoo; ten were relocated and two are now on display.

A young black bear was found stuck and “zonked out” in a tree on Crooked Arrow Lane; firefighters and Colorado Parks & Wildlife lowered, tagged and relocated the animal.

A homeowner's motion-activated camera filmed a mountain lion in a Mountains Edge backyard near Durango Drive. Nevada wildlife officials share safety steps and a reporting line.

A mountain lion was seen near the Downieville courthouse Wednesday morning, prompting the sheriff’s office to urge vigilance and to report any sightings. Officials reminded residents to leash pets and avoid solitary dawn or dusk outings.

A diver says he recovered about 16–18 pistols from the bottom of Bde Maka Ska and traced them to a 1927 newspaper account about police dumping weapons into the lake. The finds tie a quiet corner of the lake to a contentious moment in city history.

The Parker family sold roughly 138 acres to Chatham County to create Parker’s Ridge Park in Moncure; plans call for a pump track, inclusive playground and pond loop.

Bennett Park reopened Wednesday after a $25.8 million overhaul that added turf fields, ball diamonds, a community building, trails and more to serve northeast Forsyth.

A Clairemont hiker says overgrown brush, dead trees and invasive palms on Keller Canyon trail and Marian Bear Park could fuel a wildfire; she says Get It Done reports went unanswered.

Doorbell camera footage shows a mountain lion prowling outside an Olympus Cove home in Millcreek and appearing to try to get inside. Wildlife officials were called and neighbors are on alert.