From Randy and Michele Fletcher of Aberdeen: It all started on the morning of February 12, 2011. I was headed for work when my husband, Randy, called me. He proceeded to tell me that he was standing on Rt. 40 in Edgewood, Maryland staring at a bald eagle in the roadway, and was directing traffic […]
Giving Up On The Ghost Cat: Eastern Panther, Alleged Frequent Visitor to Harford County, Declared Extinct
The eastern panther hasn’t been prevalent in Maryland since the mid- to late-1800s, yet accounts of the large felines in Harford County have come in nearly as frequently as those of black bears, a species known to still exist and wander into the county. But this week the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service extinguished the […]
Harford Council Gallery Presents ‘A Brush with Nature’ in Bel Air
From Harford County government: The Harford County Cultural Arts Board is pleased to announce an exhibit by wildlife artist Ellis Porter for the month of November in the Council Gallery located at 212 S. Bond Street, Bel Air, MD 21014. The current show called A Brush with Nature features the beauty of the Susquehanna River […]
Black Bear Ambles Its Way Across Northern Harford County, Perhaps With Cub
For the better part of the last two weeks, a black bear has been ambling its way across northern Harford County as it crisscrosses Central Maryland in search of suitable habitat. For the time being, the bear is being left to its own devices, which has consisted so far of roaming from Jarrettsville, westward through […]
Can a Thin Population Bear the Hunt?
In four days 51 black bears were killed in Maryland .The hunters have used a good broadheads for hunting in killing them, this was all according to HuntingArrows. With little more than 500 American black bears living in the state and a majority of residents preferring a non-lethal alternative to black bear control, the hunting […]