zoology

ALLEGANY — For the past two years, Logan Potter has asked her friends and relatives to donate items that can be used by the SPCA in Cattaraugus County...

Here today and gone tomorrow — and that’s if you’re lucky. I’m referring to winter birds generally, and winter finches specifically. Unlike spring and...

Perhaps the coronavirus crisis, which has kept people closer to home, has helped with adoptions, but even though the SPCA had to close its doors to vi...

Even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 figures to present some unique opportunities to local deer hunters. The annual buck rifle season gets underway S...

Editor’s Note: Local professional photographer and eagle authority Dan Jordan shares his photographs of and experiences with bald eagles in Western Ne...

ROCHESTER (AP) — The invasive spotted lanternfly has arrived near Ithaca and in two New York counties that border Pennsylvania, threatening vineyards ...

Readers know that we love our wildlife stories. Well, this one is a real hoot! The New York Daily News reports that workers found a little owl tucked ...

Yes, it’s a full moon on Halloween night, which is actually pretty spooky. But despite there being a lot of Halloween imagery featuring a full moon, i...

We received a couple of responses from readers about woolly bear caterpillars, weather lore and predicting the relative severity of a coming winter. J...

Typically at this time of the year, I’d be preparing for a trip to New Jersey. As I’ve written many times, New Jersey is a mecca for autumn ecotourist...

We’re a little late on this subject this year, but we only ran across our first woolly bear caterpillar of the fall a couple of days ago. As readers o...

It’s the fall season and that means it’s prime time for animal collisions. According to a State Farm study, most animal-related crashes in the U.S. oc...

The SPCA in Cattaraugus County is looking for a shelter manager — someone who is a dynamic and organized leader who holds a passion for both animals a...

Almost every serious hunter dreams of hunting elk. These magnificent creatures inhabit many western areas and Colorado’s high population allows out-of...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials are withdrawing proposed protections for the snow-loving wolverine after determining the rare and elusi...

The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce is asking the community for photos of families, children, teenagers and seniors enjoying the Woodland in th...

Uncountable stars glittered in the sky. The thermometer quivered at 28 degrees, the air clear and sharp, the seeable universe above filled with God’s ...

ALLEGANY — A rate increase for dog license fees in the town of Allegany that will be effective Nov. 1 was implemented as the current fees have been lo...