Raucous bird tornado touches down as snow geese make annual flight to Arctic

A few dozen birdwatchers gathered in the predawn darkness to wait for the moment when thousands of migrating snow geese stopped honking and preening to suddenly take ...

Louisiana’s alligator farms raise the reptiles for meat, skins — and conservation

Jacob Sagrera unrolls an alligator skin and lays it flat on a metal table, brushing off flecks of salt. He holds it up to the light, looking for blemishes, and gives it a score.