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Eight reported Bigfoot sightings were logged across Ohio in just four days, a surge experts say hasn't been seen in the region in nearly 50 years. An expert with the Bigfoot Society podcast, hosted by Jeremiah Byron, said a possible 'flap' - a sudden cluster of Sasquatch sightings within a short time span - may be unfolding across Ohio. Each witness, Byron said, is a local familiar with rural Ohio wildlife, and all described similar sightings: large, black-haired creatures with long arms, walking upright and making 'grunting noises.'

A red fox stowed away on a cargo ship that departed Southampton, England, and was found by customs officers at the Port of New York and New Jersey. The Wildlife Conservation Society, which operates the Bronx Zoo in New York, said U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered the approximately 2-year-old male fox hiding among the ship's cargo when it arrived at the Port Authority. The 11-pound fox was brought to the Bronx Zoo on Feb. 19. "The fox is currently in the Animal Health Center at the Bronx Zoo, where it is under the care of the zoo's animal...

The non-profit White Coat Waste (WCW) has uncovered disturbing evidence of animal abuse at the University of Missouri-Columbia (UMC), where taxpayer dollars are funding barbaric procedures on cats, including former pets sourced from local shelters. According to records obtained by WCW, UMC maintained a colony of homeless cats acquired from Jefferson City, Missouri’s public animal shelter, using them as blood donors in ways that risked anemia and dangerously low blood levels. These cats, many likely lost or abandoned pets because they had microchips, could be confined for up to two years before potentially being euthanized if deemed “medically necessary” rather...

A Chinese national has been arrested in Kenya's main airport accused of attempting to smuggle more than 2,000 queen garden ants out of the country. Zhang Kequn was intercepted during a security check at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in the capital Nairobi after authorities discovered a large consignment of live ants in his luggage bound for China. He has yet to respond to the accusation but investigators said in court that he was linked to an ant-trafficking network that was broken up in Kenya last year. The ants are protected by international bio-diversity treaties and their trade is highly...

A series of social media posts from a cryptid-focused podcast has ignited speculation about widespread Bigfoot sightings in northeast Ohio, with enthusiasts pointing to what they describe as a concentrated burst of activity. The Bigfoot Society, a podcast and online community dedicated to collecting eyewitness accounts of Sasquatch encounters, says it had received six separate reports between March 6 and March 10 in wooded areas near Mantua and Garrettsville, southeast of Cleveland. The group has described the cluster as a possible "flap," a term used in cryptozoology for multiple sightings within a short time span. "It’s normal for there to...

GLENN HEIGHTS, Texas — A dog missing from Texas is now homeward bound after being found in New Jersey, officials say. New Jersey's Clark Township Police Department posted to social media that a lost dog was found by officers roaming around Clark Commons on March 4.Officers took the dog, Koko, back to headquarters where they found a chip reader and were able to identify the number for the pet finder service used, police say. Officers then contacted the service and were able to get the name and phone number for the last recorded owner of the pet. The owners were...

I’ve been writing lately about how the crisis of a lack of objectivity—and the disappearance of even basic first- and second-order thinking—creates a cascade of unintended consequences. When people stop asking “what happens next?” or “what happens after that?”, society slowly fills up with individuals who react to everything emotionally and instantly. They become, for lack of a better phrase, human raw nerve endings. Every stimulus produces an immediate response. No reflection, no restraint, no perspective. Just reaction. Not surprisingly, I was asked recently what we can actually do about it. How do we reverse what looks like a pretty...

Deep within the frozen ground of Devon Island in Canada’s High Arctic, researchers found the nearly complete skeleton of a rhinoceros, Epiaceratherium itjilik, that lived there around 23 million years ago. The discovery, made by a team from the Canadian Museum of Nature, reveals that rhinos once roamed much farther north than anyone imagined. The fossils were found inside Haughton Crater, a 23-kilometer-wide impact site now locked in ice and silence. Millions of years ago, this same place held forests, lakes, and life. The team named the new species Epiaceratherium itjilik, or “frosty rhino,” combining Latin and Inuktitut to reflect...

Fireman in a raft pulling a wolf out of a river After being lifted from the water, the wolf was immediately examined by a team of veterinarians. Photo credit. Vigili del Fuoco Firefighters in San Giovanni Lupatoto, near Verona, sprang into action on Wednesday after an animal was spotted struggling in a local canal. The rapid response by emergency crews drew attention from residents and highlighted the challenges of rescuing wildlife in urban-adjacent areas. The operation involved careful coordination with veterinarians to ensure the animal’s safety once it was removed from the water. Officials praised the swift action of the...

Could bacteria replace your eye drops? Mice study says maybeIn A Nutshell -Researchers engineered a naturally occurring eye bacterium to secrete an anti-inflammatory healing protein directly on the eye’s surface -In mice, a single course of three bacterial applications kept the microbes active for 12 weeks and sped corneal wound healing -The bacteria preserved the eye’s normal immune defenses and did not increase susceptibility to infection -A human version of the therapy showed early promise in lab tests, but clinical use in people is still years away Forget the eye drops. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have engineered a...

The victims, 26-year-old Emily Panuco and her 5-year-old son, who live in Parker, Arizona, were visiting her mother’s residence around 3:30 p.m. to see a litter of several-week-old puppies, according to a SBCSD news release. During the investigation, deputies learned that Panuco’s son approached a cardboard board box near the front door of the residence that the puppies were in when he was attacked by three adult dogs. “Panuco intervened in an effort to protect her son and was also attacked,” i The 26-year-old suffered multiple wounds during the attack and, despite life-saving measures, was pronounced dead at the scene....

“We have no right to distress any of God’s creatures without a very good reason; we call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words.”These are the words of Black Beauty, the eponymous horse from Anna Sewell’s novel, Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a Horse.The book, published by Norwich based Jarrold & Sons in 1877, was transformative. Sewell’s stated objective, “to induce kindness, sympathy, and an understanding treatment of horses”, is credited with the abolition of the checkrein...

Catalina Island conservationists are moving forward with an extensive plan to preserve the island’s native habitat after the state recently approved the lethal shooting of the invasive mule deer on the island. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife approved the Catalina Island Conservancy’s restoration management permit in late January. […] Mule deer were introduced to the island in the early 1920s as a game species for hunting by the state. Island conservationists say the deer, which fluctuate in numbers between 500 and 1,800, have no natural predators and are destroying native vegetation found only on the island. They also...

A convicted felon from Watts has been sentenced to 45 days in jail and 12 months of probation for posting video of himself pouring alcohol into a hawk’s mouth, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday. CDFW officers began investigating after a YouTube video surfaced showing 25-year-old Cesar Gustavo Diaz feeding a BuzzBallz mixed cocktail to the bird. Investigators later determined that Diaz captured the young Cooper’s hawk at Amelia Mayberry Park in Whittier in June 2025. “Hanging out with the homie,” read one still image from the video, according to the CDFW. “Hawk loves him some buzz...

LAGO DI TESERO, ITALY — Before he became the most famous dog at the Olympics, Nazgul was not known as an escape artist. Still, his owners, Enrico and Alice Varesco, were not taking chances when they left him alone at their apartment alongside the Olympic cross-country ski trails this week. The Varescos were headed out to watch an Olympic biathlon race at another competition venue, a couple hours away over the mountains. Nazgul, a two-year-old, 65-pound Czechoslovakian Wolfdog, was secured inside his spacious kennel, inside the house — with an eight-foot-tall fence separating the Varescos' backyard from the trails where...

ABBEVILLE COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) -- A farmer in Abbeville County is feeling immense gratitude towards first responders who helped rescue one of her farm animals, Jake the donkey. Traditionally, Jake is able to roam across more than 20 acres of land. Because of the rain, he got caught in mud on Sunday and slipped down a ravine, nowhere to be found. Not knowing what to do to help find Jake, his owner, Kaye Acton, called the Abbeville County Fire Department, requesting that drones be used to help find her farm animal. The fire department then answered the call to...

Enjoy hunting, fishing, and eating meat while you can. None of these things is to be permitted as progressives progress toward utopia. Moonbattery-addled Oregon shows the way. KPTV reports: Animal rights advocates are close to having enough signatures to qualify a ballot measure in Oregon that would dramatically change how animals are treated under state law, including banning most hunting, fishing, livestock farming and animal research. The proposed measure Initiative Petition 28, would remove many long-standing exemptions in Oregon’s animal cruelty laws. Under the initiative, most activities that hurt or kill animals would become criminal offenses. No doubt many who...

Islamists try to show dominance, and the left is going along, except that they picked the wrong issue. ell, that escalated quickly. Islamists are trying to show dominance, and the left is going along, except that they picked the wrong issue. These days, events happen so quickly, it's hard to keep up, but you would have to be living under a rock not to have heard of the left in their red/green alliance stumble into one of the worst 90/10 issues of all time. Along with blaring the call to prayer (noise ordinances, what noise ordinances?), one of New York...

During the opening night of the famous Carnaval del Toro in Ciudad Rodrigo, a 65-year-old local suffered fatal injuries from a bull’s horn, sparking concern about safety at traditional Spanish events. A beloved participant in one of Spain’s most iconic winter festivals has died after being fatally gored by a bull, in a tragic accident that underscores the risks of traditional bull-related celebrations. The incident occurred in the early hours of February 14 during the Carnaval del Toro (Carnival of the Bull) in Ciudad Rodrigo, a historic town near Salamanca in north-west Spain. The man was participating in a nighttime...

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