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August 25, 2026

Tom Venesky: Wardens working alone threatens the safety of Pennsylvania officers

Featured, Fishing, Home Page News, Hunting, National Fishing, National Hunting, Opinion, Pennsylvania /

Nearly 16 years ago on a secluded back road in Adams County, Pa., Wildlife Conservation Officer Dave Grove was shot and killed while investigating a poaching incident.
He was alone. If Grove had someone with him, perhaps the outcome of that night on Nov. 11, 2010, would’ve been different. The details of that tragic night reaffirm just how important it is for law enforcement to work in pairs.

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State E. coli report suggests many Pennsylvania rivers still disgusting

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Rivers and streams across Pennsylvania regularly test positive for harmful levels of fecal-related bacteria, according to a newly released report from PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center.
More than half of 653 monitoring sites sampled in 2024 and 2025 revealed at least one day when E. coli bacteria reached potentially unsafe levels for swimming. And 39% of monitored locations had potentially unsafe levels of fecal contamination on at least one-quarter of testing days.

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Tyler Frantz: Could better fur prices spring trapping resurgence?

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Easing along a favorite stretch of local trout stream, I stopped to inspect a hole in the streambank where a small feeder creek trickled into it. Once I became more intentionally observant, I noted small cubby holes all along the water’s edge.
I figured on mink, muskrat or both as the likely culprits. A few moments later, my hunch was confirmed, as a nice buck mink came scampering along the path in my direction. Upon seeing me, it disappeared down over the edge and into the water.

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Pennsylvania drafts updated wildlife action plan; public can now comment

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Grassland bird communities, which include Henslow sparrows, upland sandpipers, northern harriers, Eastern meadowlarks and other ground-nesting species that rely on open, treeless habitats, have suffered some of the most alarming declines due largely to loss of habitat, changing agricultural practices and other impacts.

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