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Spotted lanternflies were first seen in Indiana in 2021.

Dan Bortner served as Indiana State Parks director for 15 years until former Gov. Eric Holcomb tapped him to lead the DNR in 2020.

Spotted lanternflies have been seen in 14 counties in the state.

In the late ‘80s, crawfish frogs mysteriously disappeared from the Angel Mounds State Historic Site in Vanderburgh County. Regionally, they’re a species of "greatest conservation need."

The season will run from Nov. 8 to Jan. 31 and allows licensed trappers to harvest one bobcat a year, to a statewide maximum of 250 bobcats.

An overwhelming majority opposed the idea entirely or wanted the DNR to lower the quota of bobcats from 250 a year to 50 a year.

Rep. Alan Morrison (R-Brazil) has been tapped to head up Indiana’s Department of Natural Resources.

Proposed rule changes would limit the season to 40 southern Indiana counties, include a bag limit of one per trapper, and a statewide quota of 250 bobcats.

Firearm Deer Hunting season ended Dec. 1, with over 110,000 deer harvested statewide.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources will offer free admission this Friday to all Indiana State Park properties that charge a gate fee.