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Summer ending with slime and stings from jellyfish swarms
2+ week, 1+ day ago (86+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The “perfect storm” of conditions exist for jellyfish to thrive along Atlantic…...
A rare blue tree frog is drawing loads of spectators to a Virginia park
2+ week, 5+ day ago (119+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. “Is he a prince in disguise?” Nature enthusiasts are flocking to Huntley…...
Jellyfish have???really blossomed??? in Ocean City and more beachgoers are feeling their sting
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (365+ words) August 6, 2026, 4:11 AM Some 2,000 beachgoers in Ocean City, Maryland, have been stung by jellyfish over the past two weeks. “The jellyfish population has really blossomed in Ocean City compared to the last couple of years,” Capt. Butch Arbin of the Ocean…...
‘There’s a bear on the deck’: What DC-area area homeowners should know about black bears
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (519+ words) June 23, 2026, 4:04 AM A quiet night at home. That’s how Jason Enos, whose Germantown, Maryland, home backs up to Black Hill Regional Park, described the evening in May when his wife Sara happened to glance up from her book and tell…...
Why megalodon could become Maryland's state shark
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (237+ words) Maryland lawmakers are considering a bill to make the megalodon — the biggest shark that ever lived — Maryland's state shark. But the clock is ticking. The curator of paleontology at Calvert Marine Museum, Dr. Stephen Godfrey, with his daughter by his…...
Washington wolf population climbs to record high after 17% annual increase
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (460+ words) OLYMPIA — Washington’s gray wolf population grew by more than 17% in 2025, reaching its highest level since wolves naturally returned to the state nearly two decades ago, according to a new annual report released April 13 by the Washington Department of Fish and…...
Expect to see black bears in Maryland as they wake up hungry after winter nap
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (664+ words) SPORTS ALERT: Washington Capitals eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoff contention April 7, 2026, 6:10 AM They have been taking a long winter nap, and Maryland’s black bears are waking up hungry. That’s why Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources is urging people to keep…...
Federal vote clears way for new Arabian leopard habitat at DC’s National Zoo
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (395+ words) April 4, 2026, 4:31 AM The Smithsonian National Zoo’s famous giant pandas will be getting new next-door neighbors: endangered Arabian leopards. Their move-in date is projected for 2029, but construction of their habitat could begin late this summer. The National Capital Planning Commission cleared…...
Move over birding, the focus shifts to Frog Watch season
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (463+ words) NEWS ALERT: Gas prices soar past $4 on average for a gallon of regular in the US, the highest since 2022 March 31, 2026, 6:33 AM Spring migration is underway, and birders are breaking out their binoculars, but they’re not the only ones on the…...
Otters enjoy a snow day in Maryland during winter storm
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (112+ words) February 23, 2026, 4:58 PM Security cameras captured the fun around 7 a.m. at the aquarium, which described the otters as “rolling, sliding and romping through the snow” on an outside deck near the city’s Inner Harbor. While a nor’easter blasted much of the Northeast,…...