Why Delaware could be ground zero of firefly extinction. Molly McVety, Delaware News Journal. Updated Tue, September 5, 2023 at 1:11 PM UTC. 6 min read.

The United States is home to around 170 unique species of fireflies, and the rarest and most at-risk firefly is found in the freshwater wetlands of Bethany Beach.

Davis guesses that most Bethany residents don’t know they have their own species of firefly, but believes they should care about saving it. Wildlife biologist Jason Davis is conducting a survey of ...

When Phish's Mondegreen music festival opened on Thursday, Aug. 15, at The Woodlands in Dover, some fans who had roamed the same festival grounds for the Firefly Music Festival had an out-of-body ...

More than 400 people have signed a petition calling for AEG to bring back the Firefly Music Festival to the woodlands of Dover, Delaware. O ver 400 fans have signed a new petition ...

Delaware's famous Firefly Music Festival has once again been canceled. Launched in 2012, Firefly was postponed in 2020 during the pandemic for the first time in its history. 24/7 Live Philadelphia ...

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 U.S. government is proposing to declare the Bethany Beach firefly as threatened, the first time officials have sought to add a firefly to the Endangered Species Act list.

No Firefly Music Festival in 2024 00:27. PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Firefly Music Festival will not return in 2024, the Delaware festival announced on social media Thursday.

The species, found only in Delaware and Maryland, is already listed as endangered in Delaware. It’s the first firefly to be considered for a federal endangered listing.

Firefly Music Festival canceled for second straight year The Dover, Delaware, festival peaked in 2015, headlined by Paul McCartney and The Killers, with more than 90,000 people in attendance ...