Urban Wildlife

iVenture Event promises outdoor fun for the whole family

Thursday, May 9th, 2013, 1:25pm

iVenture Event promises outdoor fun for the whole family

York County families are invited to come out to “iVenture”, a fun-filled event where parents and kids can enjoy the great outdoors while discovering new activities together. The event is free and will take place on Saturday, May 11, at Westminster Park located at 4000 India Hook Road in Rock Hill, from 10 a.m.

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Environmental History Walking Tour in Rock Hill

Submitted by John Cominsky on Friday, March 8th, 4:35 pm

You can join Rock Hill Parks, Recreation, and Tourism (PRT) for a guided walk on the Piedmont Medical Center Trail this weekend.

The event takes place Saturday, March 9 from 9 to 11 a.m.

Historical sites along the Catawba River will be discussed and participants will learn how the river has shaped our history and who we are today.

This free tour will be led by Hope Matthews, an interpretive naturalist. Information on upcoming outdoor education programs for a variety of ages and skill levels will be available.

The Piedmont Medical Center Trail at the Rock Hill Outdoor Center at Riverwalk is a 2.25 mile riverfront trail that is handicap accessible and provides easy walking with beautiful views. All activity levels are welcome and the recommended age for this program is 12 and older.

Tour participants will meet at the picnic tables by the kayak launch at 9 a.m.

Please dress for the weather, wear comfortable shoes, and br

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Adult, youth dove hunts to be held at Draper Wildlife Management Area

Submitted by Chris Dyches

Friday, July 29th, 2011, 10:33am

Adult, youth dove hunts to be held at Draper Wildlife Management Area

YORK COUNTY - Applications are due August 12 for an opening day (September 3, 2011) adult dove hunt and youth dove hunt at Draper Wildlife Management Area in York County.

Public drawings will be held to select participants for the opening day dove hunts at the Draper Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in York County. This year on opening day, a special youth dove hunt will be held in addition to the regular public dove hunt at Draper WMA. Dove season opens this year on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011.

Like last year, the number of hunters on opening day will again be limited at this popular dove field near Historic Brattonsville. "This is being done entirely because of safety concerns," said Jeff Witt, DNR unit wildlife biologist.

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Woman says eight goats, one pregnant, were stolen from home

Submitted by Chris Dyches

Thursday, July 14th, 2011, 12:10pm

Woman says eight goats, one pregnant, were stolen from home

SHARON - A York County woman says that someone stole at least eight goats from her home while she was at work.

According to a York County Sheriff's report, 44-year-old Sandra Hines Ellis returned to her home on Shannon Street on Tuesday afternoon around 3:45 p.m. to discover the missing goats.

Ellis told deputies that the goats were all in a pen when she left for work and were missing when she got home. She called deputies around 6:31 p.m. after riding around the area for several hours with her husband looking for the missing goats.

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Officials hope to trap bear with honey buns and sardines

Submitted by Chris Dyches

Tuesday, June 7th, 2011, 9:05am

Officials hope to trap bear with honey buns and sardines

ROCK HILL - South Carolina Wildlife officials are in Rock Hill, hoping to catch a bear that has been spotted in a neighborhood, using honey buns and sardines.

According to Brett Witt with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the bear has been sighted in a neighborhood off Highway 72 in the past five days.

Witt says wildlife officials set the trap in the neighborhood in hopes of catching the bear and moving it to a safe area.

"Typically the traps will be baited with sardines. The smell is, as you know, rather strong and bears love them," Witt told WBTV. "[And bears] like honey buns, too! Usually we’ll leave a trail of honey bun pieces to draw him into the trap where a reward of sardines awaits. Their sense of smell is rather acute so a honey bun is a good [way to get them into the trap]."

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What's that sound? Cicadas!

Submitted by David Whisenant

Friday, May 20th, 2011, 8:26pm

SALISBURY - It's one of the most familiar, and to some, annoying, sounds of spring...the drone of cicadas.

The Scotts Company has provided WBTV with some background information about the cicada, and its recommendations on how to handle the noisy pest:

If you live anywhere in the Eastern United States, you know the loud vibrating noise ebb and flow from Cicadas in the backyard. Every few years, noisy Cicadas not only make your spring months hard on the ears, but also hard on your plants.

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Looking for a post-Christmas miracle? Give your Christmas Tree a second life

Submitted by Chris Dyches

Monday, December 27th, 2010, 12:24pm

Looking for a post-Christmas miracle? Give your Christmas Tree a second life

SOUTH CAROLINA - Christmas has come and gone and Saint Nick is back at the North Pole for a bit of a vacation, so what do you do with your Christmas tree now?

There are a couple options; you can dump it or give it a second life. South Carolina wildlife officials say Christmas trees can have a second life that's good for the state's fish and small animals.

According to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, discarded Christmas trees can be put to good use as erosion control or as brush piles to provide resting and escape cover for small animals in rural areas. In addition to benefiting small game such as quail and rabbits, brush piles constructed of Christmas trees can help birds such as sparrows, towhees and wrens.

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