zoology

While turkey hunters are chasing the big songbirds, the still-pillowed heads of non-hunters might be dreaming of wildlife cavorting without a care in ...

I’m always a little anxious about leaving home. Not so much for local jaunts, but when I am going to travel long-distance, I’m sure my cat, Lucy, can ...

In the last column I revealed that if I had just stayed home I would have seen more birds than I had after driving all over the countryside — and it h...

As spring turkey season begins today, the state Department of Environmental Conservation has completed a study into why there seem to be fewer turkeys...

Preliminary data from the 2017 deer harvest show more Southern Tier hunters appear to want to wait for an older buck. “The trend lately has been a lar...

Syrah arrived at the SPCA in Cattaraugus County more than a year and a half ago, in terrible condition. She had lost much of her hair, was covered in ...

Have you ever seen a dog with its head down, front legs extended and haunches on the air? Well, when yoga instructor Leta Koontz assumes the downward ...

Fewer and fewer hunting licenses are being sold, which forecasts a crisis in wildlife funding. And if today’s antagonism toward firearms ever rids soc...

A popular convenience store once described its selection of items available to customers as “too much good stuff.” If Monroe County wanted to borrow t...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Hikers and dog lovers may have thought the subzero temperatures this winter would put a dent in this year's tick population. Thin...

Olean Times Herald outdoor writer Steve Sorensen took home top Craft Awards from the Mason-Dixon Outdoor Writers Association at their annual conferenc...

It brings me joy on early spring mornings to hear the raucous choir of wild birds that are migrating through Western New York or building their summer...

There is a comical reality about birding that is perhaps best depicted in a cartoon that appeared in The New Yorker magazine years ago. In the cartoon...

It may only seem that winter weather will never end. Possible snow showers during the day and well-below-freezing temperatures at night will be with u...

MONROE, Mich. (AP) — The 9-point buck peers stoically out of a corner of Harold Kleinow's dining room. His head is turned just slightly to the left, a...

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans still love Labrador retrievers, but the nation's flirtation with French bulldogs has reached new heights. Labs remain the co...

Listening carefully, Rudy focuses on the BOCU® Balance Trainer in front of him. The device is a convex semi-sphere made of soft, pliable rubber. Balan...

“Something for nearly everyone.” That is how Finger Lakes Visitor Connection partner and community relations manager Melissa Knoblauch describes the s...