Outdoor Recreation
SCRAPER, Okla. - Ellen Thompson remembers the first time she came to the Illinois River in 2006 to kayak: She saw cattle - and their droppings - alongside the river and heard tales that the waters were infested with poultry manure.
COLUMBIA, S.C. - A declawed, defanged bear is chained to a stake as hunting dogs bark and snap, trying to force the bear to stand on its hind legs.
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Mont. - More than 100 armed park rangers and federal agents on Monday searched tourist-packed Yellowstone National Park for two convicted killers who escaped from an Arizona prison and their suspected accomplice.
MADISON, Wis. - A 12-year-old girl at an amusement park plunged more than 40 feet to the ground on Friday, seriously injuring herself when a safety net under a "free fall" attraction failed to catch her.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Two conservation groups have failed to stop four timber sale offerings they say threaten a rare species of wolf that lives in the Tongass National Forest.
