zoology

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog foresees no early end to winter. The handlers of Punxsutawney Phil said the furry rodent...

ASHFORD — Eighty-five pigs, many severely emaciated, were seized this week from two unheated barns on Folts Road in Ashford. The Cattaraugus County Sh...

I’m just like anybody else — a break from frigid arctic air like we’re getting for a couple days here, is welcome. But a high around 50 and rain in mi...

I like to think of the Audubon Christmas Count as our “opening day” but unlike the opening day for big game, it doesn’t matter to me whether it’s too ...

With a brand new year looming, it has been traditional in our society to set some goals, make a resolution or two. Generally this process involves a l...

A new New York state law involving pet microchips that went into effect Monday has pleased local animal shelters and rescue groups, even though they w...

The run of new books by authors with roots in Olean continues — the latest an account of how a dog owner coped with the illness and loss of her belove...

Having actively participated in over 60 hunting seasons, I’d like to think that I’ve learned a thing or two. I guess a few of these nuggets of wisdom ...

BELFAST — Alex Enders and Jason Drozdowski are cousins and three-sport athletes who attend Belfast Central School. Late this gun season for deer, they...

There was a snort and a flash of tails as the alarmed deer ran off through the snow-covered woods and scattered beech brush. Despite the snow camo bot...

CARING: Like a top emergency room team, staff and volunteers are always at the ready when an animal in trouble is brought in. A blind dog, a deaf cat,...

Contrary to assertions made by trap-neuter-release proponents, there is no evidence that TNR reduces homeless cat populations (“Olean Common Council M...

HARPERSFIELD (AP) — Authorities say the body of a 77-year-old man has been found in a rural upstate New York town nearly a week after he failed to ret...

After a slow start to the regular big game season across the Southern Zone, New York deer and bear hunters have surpassed the 2016 harvest at this sam...

OLEAN — The only cattle allowed to be kept in the city keep escaping, neighbors said, and they’re leaving unwelcome reminders behind. Police report th...

We used to hear it said often, “Once a spike, always a spike.” A generation ago most hunters knew little about what went on in the deer world outside ...

OLEAN — “Fixing” feral cats could fix the city’s feral cat problem, activists showed the Common Council on Tuesday. Jamie Lawrence, a co-founder of Ca...

People sometimes have grand visions of surprising their loved one on Christmas morning with an adorable new puppy or a precious, little kitten. While ...