Welcome to Palmetto Island State Park, one of the state’s best-kept outdoor secrets. This gorgeous park sits deep in Cajun Country, offering the finest natural beauty south Louisiana has to offer. The ...

These are the prettiest freshwater fish, from vibrant brook trout and pumpkinseed sunfish to majestic lake sturgeon. Check out how these species made our list!

Owls have a unique way of eating. They eat and digest what they can from their prey and then regurgitate pellets that look a ...

While sea turtle population numbers seem to be steadying as a whole, experts say this does not necessarily mean they have ...

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On a small island off the coast of Vietnam, a cow herder paused near a rice field and noticed a brown and yellow creature hidden under the grass. He picked up the animal and decided to keep it as a ...

It's hard to imagine where New Orleans would be today without the spillway. But despite all the good it has done, many in South Louisiana have a complicated relationship with the long-standing ...

The Trump administration's proposal to change the definition of the word “harm” in the Endangered Species Act could bring ...

South Carolina is home to a lot of alligators. Around 100,000 of them, to be exact. Although it is fewer than in some states, ...

A newly discovered population of endangered turtles found only in a small collection of Queensland waterways is not only ...

This process allows turtles to extract the oxygen they need to survive, even when their lungs aren’t in use. When winter ...

Considered one of the more colourful political personalities, the longtime Strait area municipal and provincial politician died Wednesday morning at the age of 88 A Cape Breton man who threatened a ...