News & Politics DC’s “Bug Lady” Finds Fame Online Megan Wilkerson’s fun content is winning fans. Capital Comment, Critters, TikTokMarch 23, 2026
News & Politics The Search Continues for a Maryland Deer Whose Head Is Stuck in a Trick-or-Treat Bucket Local wildlife experts are racing against the clock to free the young buck before he starves. Critters, Deer, HalloweenNovember 3, 2025
News & Politics Biting, Stinging, Red Imported Fire Ants Are Closing In on the DC Area They feed on crops. They float. They're making their way through Virginia. Critters, Insects, Red ImporJune 10, 2025
News & Politics Fourth Graders Give the DC Council a Lesson in “Herping” The students made their case for an official DC amphibian. Critters, DC Council, DC Public SchoolsSeptember 20, 2024
News & Politics Meet the Kids Behind the Movement to Designate an Official DC Amphibian A group of elementary students explain why the eastern red-backed salamander is a great wildlife ambassador. CrittersJune 4, 2024
News & Politics DC’s Flamingos Got Very Quiet During the Eclipse What do they know that we don’t? Critters, Eclipse, National ZooApril 9, 2024
News & Politics DC Could Soon Be Panda-Less. Which Zoo Animal Should Be Our New Obsession? Critters, Giant Pandas, Goodbye Pandas, National ZooAugust 25, 2023
News & Politics There’s a New Prehensile-Tailed Porcupette in Town A hearty welcome to a creature with a very boopable nose. Critters, National ZooAugust 17, 2023
News & Politics What’s With All the Bears Around DC Lately? You've got bear sightings. We've got some answers. Bears, CrittersJune 20, 2023
News & Politics What Was a Black Bear Doing in DC? We asked an expert on "urban bear response," who also shared tales of donuts, dirty diapers, and a black bear hanging from the power lines with its teeth. Bears, Critters, doughnutsJune 9, 2023
DC’s “Bug Lady” Finds Fame Online