Bison herd introduced at Dakota County park
A park on the southern edge of the Twin Cities metro is now home to a new bison herd.
Bison herd makes home in Dakota County park
Hundreds gathered inside Spring Lake Park Reserve on Wednesday, to watch a bit of history unfold. The Rosemount park prairie is now home to a herd of a dozen bison: 8 adult females and 4 male calves born in just the last month.
9-foot-long monster catfish caught in Italy
Alessandro Biancardi said he has never seen such a huge catfish in his 23 years of fishing.
Watch: Large bison herd escorts calves across road in Yellowstone
The reddish-brown calves are born in late April and May and can keep up with the herd 2 to 3 hours after birth, according to the National Park Service.
Mosquitoes in the Twin Cities area are worse than the 10-year average
You're not imagining it: Mosquitoes are bad this year, even worse than the 10-year average in the metro.
Watch: Deer jumps into pool after wreaking havoc inside New Jersey home
Despite the bloody scene left behind by the deer, animal control officials said it was not seriously injured and the deer was shortly released back into the wild.
Scantily clad 'witches' caught munching on deer carcass in bizarre security cam footage
A nurse and nature lover in Canada reportedly captured footage of what she said appeared to be "two witches holding a carcass-eating ritual" with a camera she set up near her home.
Watch a 'potentially hazardous' asteroid zoom by Earth next week
Asteroid 1994 XD orbits the sun about every 3.6 years and will make another pass by Earth in 2041.
Photos: Bear found starving nurtured back to health, returns to the wild
Colorado Parks and Wildlife said rangers found the bear in very bad condition this past winter along a highway.
Meet the Minnesota DNR team that tracks fawns for survival study
The Minnesota DNR has been collaring fawns in southern Minnesota — a first in more than 20 years.
Meet the Minnesota DNR team that tracks fawns
At 4:32 a.m. at the Minnesota DNR’s Farmland Wildlife Research Headquarters; wildlife biologist Tyler Obermoller is leading his DNR team for the third year of a fawn survival study. For fourteen days in row, the group is gathering before dawn.
'Leave it alone': Yellowstone issues warning after tourists place baby elk in car, drive to police station
Park rangers said over the Memorial Day weekend, visitors placed a newborn elk into their car and drove it to the local police station.
Don’t look up: Why some consider June's meteor showers to be invisible
During the upcoming weeks, several meteor showers will peak -- but we could be shut out from seeing any spectacles in the sky.
Faintest galaxy yet from early universe spotted by James Webb Space Telescope
A research team led by University of California Los Angeles astrophysicists recently published their findings in the journal Nature, confirming the existence of the faintest galaxy ever seen from the early universe known as JD1.
Watch: Shimmering school of bluefish seen migrating off Long Island coast
The massive school of bluefish looked almost otherworldly as they swam through the water.
Strawberry moon: June's full moon peaks Saturday night
Known as the Strawberry Moon – a name given by the Algonquin tribes – the full moon will begin to appear Friday evening and last through Monday morning, according to NASA.
Minnesota bear attack: Grandmother recounts frightening encounter
A Minneapolis grandmother sat down with FOX 9 this week to tell us how she survived facing a bear attack at a cabin in central Minnesota.
Grandmother survives bear attack in Minnesota
Bear attacks are rare in Minnesota. The DNR reports only 10 such encounters leading to serious injuries in the state since 1987. One of those attacks occurred over the recent long Memorial Day weekend in cabin country. The victim shared her terrifying encounter with FOX 9’s Paul Blume.
Minnesota plans rewrite of rules for copper-nickel mining near popular wilderness
Minnesota regulators have concluded that state rules governing where copper-nickel mines can be built are insufficient to protect the pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from noise and light pollution, creating another potential obstacle to the proposed Twin Metals mine in northeastern Minnesota.
Como Zoo welcomes baby snow leopard
A baby snow leopard was born at the Como Zoo in early May.