DENVER (KDVR) — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is asking people to correctly dispose of fishing lines and hooks after authorities waded through cold waters to rescue a tangled young bird.

A great blue heron was found tangled in fishing line and trapped in trees in Brevard County. A passerby called rescuers after the bird fell and could not fly. Wildlife officials say the heron is ...

Video shows a firefighter approaching a seagull tangled in fishing light dangling from a light pole with what looks like a plastic bag in hand. Screenshot of Alameda County Fire Department's video on ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A shark that was tangled in a fishing line was released by marine deputies and Mote Marine Laboratory staff. On Jan. 9, two marine deputies from Manatee County were patrolling ...

I have a gift for turning a simple task into a tangled nightmare. Something as easy as replacing fly line becomes an ordeal of knots and bird nests. Fly line is expensive. You don’t just throw it away ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — The Jefferson County Sheriff ...

A firefighter had to get creative to rescue a seagull tangled in fishing line that was spotted dangling from a light pole in California. Photo and video show the “feathered friend” swinging by its ...