HUNTER, NY – A New York state wildlife rescue has cared for eight yearling or black bear cubs this winter and spring after an unusual number were found without their mothers and extremely malnourished ...

This undated image, provided by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, shows a bull moose, near Tupper Lake, NY, that has been lingering around an Adirondack mountain trail, ...

A New York union said that the state running with just 81% of its maximum number of conservation officers makes it harder to ...

Wildlife rehabilitator Kelly Martin picks up an old snapping turtle who was taking a salt bath in a plastic bin at her home on July 29 in Berne. Martin, a rehabilitator with about 40 years in the ...

ALBANY, N.Y.— Conservation groups over the weekend urged the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to follow the lead of neighboring Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire in acknowledging ...

New York officials seized Mark Longo’s internet-famous pet squirrel Peanut in the final weeks of the 2024 presidential race. The smoggy, litter-swept stretch of the Cross Bronx Expressway leading to ...

Nothing screams "New York City resident in summer" like itching to get out of the city. From majestic outdoor recreation spots in the Catskill Mountains to trendy Napa-level wine country destinations, ...

A big bull moose has spent the summer lingering around a popular Adirondack mountain hiking trail, prompting New York state wildlife officials to close the path as they monitor the potentially ailing ...

The smoggy, litter-swept stretch of the Cross Bronx Expressway leading to the Throgs Neck Bridge is not a place you’d expect to find a police checkpoint for illegal hunting. But each fall it becomes a ...