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Monday, May 06, 2013  South Carolina state officials are making sure a Lee County lake is swimming with plenty of catfish this summer.

Saturday, April 06, 2013 

Monday, March 11, 2013  A disease that has killed millions of bats in the eastern U.S. has reached South Carolina.

Sunday, February 24, 2013  South Carolina's wildlife agency gathered a team of scientists more than a year ago to study what could happen if temperatures in the state continue to warm, but have never released their report.

Monday, January 28, 2013  A colonel with the Department of Natural Resources is back at work after a domestic violence charged against him was dropped.

Thursday, December 27, 2012  South Carolina is allowing hunting without a license for two days next month.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  A Summerville family has snagged a 12-foot alligator on Lake Moultrie.

Monday, August 06, 2012  The search continues for a man who has been missing for two day and presumed drowned on Lake Keowee in the North Country.

Thursday, July 12, 2012  A recent sighting of a wild black bear in Camden has area residents on high alert.

Monday, July 09, 2012  A black bear that was seen running through a Camden neighborhood Sunday night has been relocated.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  Hunting and fishing licenses for 2012-13 went on sale Monday.

Monday, March 05, 2012  Charleston County authorities say they have recovered the body of a missing boater in the Stono River.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011  A state Senate panel says it will review how the removal of Natural Resources Department director John Frampton was arranged.

Monday, September 19, 2011  The Department of Natural Resources has announced that the season for harvesting clams and oysters along the state's coast opens on Oct. 1.

Monday, September 12, 2011  The Department of Natural Resources reports the bear population in South Carolina is increasing and they're putting a plan together.