Pawnee, Indiana Parks and Recreation Department

03/23/2026

Friends, just a reminder to be cool to all creatures and the world you live in. We need to take care of Mother Nature and all of her creatures. Go out and enjoy the world for the short time we are on it. Be kind and be cool 🤘

06/24/2025

Rip

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/tributes-paid-to-animal-rescue-youtuber-mikayla-raines-who-has-died-aged-29/ar-AA1HjwuQ?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=e91cc21f8312428fa82e4bd62f1c00d6&ei=14&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLHdGNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHtzRQKOIrTHLaU86lP1b0mWikgwFcLSS5DP53bgrjRZzipW2cIRj-c4E-48L_aem_jCCZBKuOemfwCe2mUG4jNQ

Tributes have poured in for YouTube fox rescue star Mikayla Raines who has died by su***de aged 29. Raines’ husband Ethan made the announcement in a video on social media, in which he revealed his wife had been subjected to horrific online abuse. He claimed that the abuse was not only coming from ...

05/21/2025

Pretty cool fish for sure!

10/29/2024

09/18/2024

Been a lil while, but we’re still here!

06/15/2024

Yeah, let’s not mess with those nope ropes

Macrophotography: On the left a rattle and on the right a Gabon viper

06/04/2024

Please keen an eye out for our shelled homies (and everything else) on the road!

Watch for turtles crossing roadways. If you can safely do so, you can help them move off the roadway by grasping the back of the top shell. ALWAYS move them in the direction that they were heading or they will try to cross again. NEVER remove turtles from the area (their home range) as they will spend the rest of their lives trying to find it again.

If you see a snapping turtle trying to cross the road, be aware that grabbing a snapping turtle’s tail can damage its spine. To keep yourself and the snapping turtle safe, hold it by the top back of its shell and leverage it upward.

Find out why turtles don't make good pets at on.IN.gov/turtles-as-pets.

12/17/2023

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10/14/2023

Please don’t be like this fool! Thankfully he was caught in the act. Be cool, don’t litter!

A Vigo County man is facing criminal charges after being caught in the act of dumping a truck load of garbage. Indiana Conservation Officer Max Winchell was on patrol when he happened to drive by and catch the man in the act. The littering man further provided ICO Winchell with a false name and information. The suspect now has a court date to appear in Vigo County court.