wildlife

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife gives safety tips about black bear sightings

BY: - June 22, 2023

As the summer season begins, wildlife officials are advising Kentuckians about possible black bear sightings.  The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife says that sightings of black bears are common across the state. Encounters with the animals are possible, too, especially in early summer.  Recent sightings have been reported in eastern, southeastern and southcentral Kentucky, […]

Conservation officers investigating death of bull elk in McCreary County, reward offered

BY: - January 16, 2023

Frankfort — The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is seeking information about the poaching of a bull elk in McCreary County. A news release from the agency last week said conservation officers began investigating after a department employee found the bull elk carcass on Jan. 13 near Middle Ridge Trail on Beaver Creek Wildlife […]