Fish and Wildlife
Second dam on the Brandywine River being removed to restore fish passage
For centuries, dams have disrupted the natural flow of the Brandywine River and created barriers in migratory routes for fish,...
‘Nomad,’ a piping plover, is rehabilitated and released
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has collaborated with Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...
Warren County backs effort to name Paulins Kill a National Wild and Scenic River
An ongoing initiative to recognize the Paulins Kill, a 41-mile tributary of the Delaware River, as a National Wild and...
Annual spring horseshoe crab migration celebrated at ‘Sunset on the Bay’
Horseshoe crabs travel onto mid-Atlantic coasts every spring to spawn during what is believed to be the world's oldest and...
118 acres of forested land preserved in the Delaware Bay watershed in New Jersey
Nearly 120 acres of forested land in New Jersey in the Delaware Bay watershed has been preserved, according to the...
Delaware to update Wildlife Action Plan to address growing threats to at-risk species
Certain species of wildlife, their habitats and plants, such as the Atlantic sturgeon, that are in the greatest need of...
How a nonprofit uses oysters to prevent shoreline erosion on the Delaware Bay
If you’ve eaten at an oyster bar in Philadelphia or Wilmington recently, it’s likely that you have helped to prevent...
Essay: The son of Steve Irwin of ‘Crocodile Hunter’ fame promotes his father’s legacy of conservation
If there ever was a sun around which the conservation world orbited, it would be Steve Irwin. But for those...
11 dams removed in Delaware River Basin to benefit wildlife
Eleven dams in the Delaware River Basin were removed last year, in a move that environmental advocacy groups say will...
As oceans warm, predators are falling out of sync with their prey
This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 For decades on the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast, recreational anglers have braved the cold temperatures...
Hawkeyed fans come to watch the eagles on the Delaware River
At the confluence of the Lackawaxen and Delaware Rivers the winter freeze of January and February will often draw eagles...
NY and PA agencies develop plan to manage trout in Delaware River tailwaters
Officials from Pennsylvania and New York recently convened with anglers and other interested community stakeholders to discuss the protection and...
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