On the eve of the rise of the Maya civilization, people living in what’s now Belize turned a whole wetland into a giant network of fish traps big enough to feed thousands of people. We already know ...

Archaeologists, with the help of drones and Google Earth imagery, have discovered 4,000-year-old canals in Belize that were once used by the predecessors of the ancient Mayans to catch freshwater fish ...

Researchers including a University of Vermont anthropologist have discovered a large-scale fish-trapping facility in Belize dating back to about 2000 BCE − much to their surprise. That's at least ...

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In a meeting Wednesday, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Commission began a discussion on whether to open a bobcat trapping season. The proposal is far from final, but it’s already attracting the ire ...

Multiple fish gasp for air after being forced out of the water at a shoreline along Chautauqua Lake. A mass of weeds, predominantly Eurasian milfoil, has trapped at least hundreds of fish of various ...