A public meeting will be held Feb. 27 to discuss the impacts of the discovery of chronic wasting disease in two deer in Luzerne County. Here's why.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, this week announced two deer have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a new area of ...

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Confronting a bird flu outbreak in nature presents unique challenges, as infected animals leave a landscape contaminated, Pa.

Lebanon County's district attorney says her office has received emails and calls seeking more information, and she's waiting for a response from the game warden.

Avian influenza has turned up in dead geese near Quarry Pond at Gettysburg College. The college confirmed the test results in a statement on Sunday. The tests on the dead birds were conducted by the ...

Major changes could be coming to Pennsylvania’s elk license application system if the Game Commission finalizes measures that ...

On Jan. 19, in the town of Jim Thorpe in the eastern part of the state, “an adult male bear aggressively approached a man then proceeded to bite and scratch him, exhibiting abnormal behaviours for a ...

Geese that were found dead near Quarry Pond in Gettysburg have since tested positive for avian influenza, according to ...

Geese appear to understand when and where hunting takes place but are willing to risk the danger to stay close to resources and their primary habitats, according ...

The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners has given preliminary approval to the 2025-26 hunting and trapping seasons and ...