Casey Watterson is pictured with his award-winning walleye (left) and black crappie (right) taxidermy mounts.Hannah Bryan | AIM Media MidwestPictured are numerous examples of Casey Watterson’s taxidermy mounts.Hannah Bryan | AIM Media MidwestAfter more than two decades in the taxidermy business, Mount Gilead native Casey Watterson has claimed one of the most prestigious awards in […]
By Emma McIntoshShareThe first blow landed behind my head, a thump on the outside of the cabin vigorous enough to jolt my eyes open. Then came the second, a whack by my feet that shot me upright beneath my sleeping bag.Frozen still, I could hear the deep, ragged breaths of whatever was on the other […]
Christy TidwellinHappy Halloween to all our readers! To celebrate spooky season this year, Edge Effects decided to dive into taxidermy—the art of preserving an animal’s body by mounting or stuffing. Taxidermy can equally inspire or offend, usually based on the quality of preservation and how the specimen was obtained.To understand more about the multifaceted practice […]
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OTTAWA — A Newfoundland and Labrador First Nations chief says the decision of a prominent online retailer to ban fur products is discriminatory against Indigenous artisans and traditions. Etsy, which allows creators, artists and other sellers to create online marketplaces for their wares on its platform, says nearly all products containing animal fur will be […]
11:06 AM EST on February 18, 2026By the end of a cross-country skiing team sprint competition, the athletes are on the brink of collapse. The best teams complete their six-mile sprint in about 20 minutes. Their legs burn, and their lungs are exhausted. With the finish line in sight, almost out of breath, you can […]
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The city commission for Hallandale Beach, Florida, recently voted 5-0 to make theirs the first city in the state to ban the sale of new fur products. The ordinance will take effect immediately and exempts used fur and pelts from cows, sheep and deer.Florida has the eighth highest fur sales in the country, according to 2017 […]
The world was introduced to the furriest Olympian ever at the 2026 Winter Games.Winter Olympic Sports to Watch During Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic GamesOlympics BiathlonOlympics Alpine SkiingOlympics Figure SkatingOlympics Cross-Country SkiingOlympics Nordic CombinedOlympics LugeOlympics Short Track Speed SkatingOlympics SkeletonOlympics SnowboardOlympics Speed SkatingOlympics Ski MountaineeringOlympics BobsleighOlympics CurlingOlympics Ice HockeyOlympics Ski JumpingA breakout star has emerged in the […]
WyoFile An independent, reader-funded, non-profit news organization focused on the people, places, and policy of Wyoming. Leslie Patten hiked into a remote reach of northwest Wyoming’s Sunlight Basin in December to post a trail camera where she’d earlier seen wolf tracks. At the time, a winter closure was fast approaching, and the Park County resident wouldn’t […]