On the eve of the rise of the Maya civilization, people living in what’s now Belize turned a whole wetland into a giant network of fish traps big enough to feed thousands of people. We already know ...

Scientists exploring an underwater region off the coast of Alaska discovered an ancient stone fish trap that may be the oldest ever found. University academics working with the Sealaska Heritage ...

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What happens when the executive branch of Vermont's state government ignores policy mandates imposed on it by the legislative branch? The legislative branch complains, and the nonprofit sector sues.

Archaeologists, with the help of drones and Google Earth imagery, have discovered 4,000-year-old canals in Belize that were once used by the predecessors of the ancient Mayans to catch freshwater fish ...

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A new peer-reviewed paper, "Best Management Practices for Furbearer Trapping Derived from Poor and Misleading Science,” was recently published and debunks Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s attempt to convince ...

A gray wolf in snow. (Eric Cole/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted regulations for the upcoming wolf and furbearer trapping seasons on Tuesday that keep ...

A simple net trap turned a quiet creek into a surprise catch. Bright, rainbow-colored aquarium fish were hiding in water barely deep enough to cover them. This video shows how the trap was set, what ...

This quick trap mission turns bizarre when we discover aquarium fish living beneath a parking lot. The moment the trap comes up, bright colors flash and everyone realizes this isn’t normal sewer ...