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Cornell University ecologists and colleagues have developed a new model that captures the abundance of wildlife species in a region and offers new ins...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The invasive emerald ash borer was first found in the United States in southeast Michigan in 2002. In the decades since, the wo...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday a final rule to reclassify the northern long-eared bat as endangered under the Endangered Species...

In Halloween lore, bats have a connection to vampires, which plays a part in how they are feared. But bats have their supporters. In observance of the...

ITHACA — The devastating spotted lanternfly’s spread to Upstate and Western New York is not a matter of if, but when, experts say — and Cornell Univer...

This weekend marks the beginning of the 2022 Great Backyard Bird Count, a joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, National Audubon Society an...

We’re coming up on Halloween and among the many spooky symbols that illustrate the season are bats. But while bats are indeed scary looking — and they...

ALBANY — The Department of Environmental Conservation has announced the premiere date for Uninvited: The Spread of Invasive Species, a brand new film ...

From a purely financial point of view, my 20 acres of land has very little economic value. In other words, there’s no timber, oil or gas. Most of it w...

We’re fortunate in Cattaraugus County to have access to large tracts of public lands, but every once in a while I may happen to find myself walking on...

Nature conservation organizations in the region are encouraging residents to join them in following the recommendation of the U.S. Geological Survey t...

New Yorkers are reminded that turtles are on the move in the months of May and June, and state Department of Environmental Conservation officials are ...

When one envisions a U.S National Park, their thoughts may take them west to Yosemite in California; Yellowstone in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho; or Roc...

In a comeback story for the ages, the U.S. bald eagle population in the lower 48 states has quadrupled in the last 12 years. At its most endangered po...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Pennsylvania Game Commission have kicked off annual spring seedling sales. Each ye...

Monarch butterfly, get in line. Federal officials have acknowledged that the once ubiquitous orange-and-black visitor to backyards and gardens is a ca...

The Department of Environmental Conservation needs to improve efforts to control invasive species such as zebra mussels, emerald ash borer and giant h...

PORTVILLE — A new self-led activity titled “Invasive Species Awareness Week” is available this week to participants at the Lillibridge Road property a...