CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Massachusetts Environmental Police are reminding ice anglers to follow state fishing laws by using non-lead tackle when out on local lakes. Police stated that the use of ...

Achieving takeoff requires a clear aquatic runway measuring nearly 1 football field in length. The 12-pound weight and specific foot placement make terrestrial movement almost impossible.

The common loon is a large, fish-eating waterbird with striking black-and-white summer plumage, bright red eyes, and a long, dagger-like bill built for underwater hunting. A common loon nests along ...

Minnesota chose the common loon as its state bird in 1961 because lawmakers and bird experts agreed that no other animal captured the state’s wild, lake-centered identity as clearly as this sleek, red ...

For the first time in 24 years, the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation counted more than 1,000 of the beloved aquatic birds during its annual loon census. Common loons are best known for their ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In 1987, wildlife veterinarian Mark Pokras was in his office at Tufts University in ...

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Common Loon just released an irresistible new single "Live This Life". The track is the second song from the captivating new indie folk project from NYC-based singer-songwriter and pianist Aviv Gilad.

Since 1983, Mainers have fanned out across lakes and ponds across the state on the third Saturday in July to help count the Common Loon. The results from this summer's 42nd annual loon tally are in, ...

Thomas Paine published “Common Sense” in 1776 as an argument for independence. Americans across the political spectrum have been citing it ever since. By Joseph Rezek Joseph Rezek is an associate ...

As temperatures cooled in early December, many of New Hampshire’s smaller lakes froze over, some with common loons still lingering on the water. The Loon Preservation Committee responded to multiple ...