Fireflies are very sensitive to habitat change. In Discover magazine it was pointed out that the Bethany Beach firefly in Delaware is only found in the salt marshes. Those marshes are disappearing due ...

Bethany Beach police are looking for a man they say fired fireworks into a crowd at least twice last week. It happened around ...

Police officials in Bethany Beach, Delaware, are seeking help from the public to identify a man who, officials claim, fired mortar-style fireworks into crowds of people at least twice on July 2, 2025.

No, fireflies/lightning bugs aren't going extinct, but their populations are declining, specifically in highly ...

The man aimed "numerous" fireworks at people in the 100 block of Garfield Parkway, according to a Facebook post from Bethany ...

Despite their luminescent glow, lightning bugs have remained a conservation mystery until relatively recently. Now researchers are relying on community science to track the beloved beetles.

Picture a warm summer night, the sky dotted with tiny, glowing lights dancing in the dark. For many, fireflies, or lightning bugs, are a magical part of childhood memories. But have you noticed fewer ...

The Bethany Beach firefly could be added to the Endangered Species Act list, the Washington Post reported. If the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposal goes through to classify it as ...

The Bethany Beach Firefly has officially been recommended to the Endangered Species List. Here's what that means.

The Bethany Beach firefly is in danger of flickering out and becoming endangered, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday.

The Bethany Beach firefly is the first lightning bug species to be considered for protections under the Endangered Species Act.