zoology

Earlier this spring, we passed along the expectation that it would be an active season for ticks, which can carry disease. A missive received this wee...

OLEAN — Allegany resident Darlene Crawford is something of a cat whisperer. She’s been known to bring even feral cats around to a more sociable attitu...

As manager of the SPCA, I get many of the emergency calls. I received a call Jan. 25, one of the few cold, snowy nights we had this winter. My animal ...

Love. War. When it comes to calling spring gobblers, those two words sum up the season. Most of us forget about the war and focus on the love because ...

We credit today’s edition to the Ischua Valley Historical Society, which offered a look back at “The Great Machias Winter of 1858-59” in its spring ne...

Five years ago, Scott Jordan was at Buffalo International Airport, embarking on his annual trip to hunt majestic red stag in the high country of New Z...

I have come to the conclusion that I’m the best shed antler hunter in North America. Maybe the world. My world, anyway—no doubt about it. But I seldom...

RED HOUSE — The new boardwalk over a wetlands below the Red House Lake dam and spillway hosted its inaugural nature hike Thursday night. The 1 ½ hour ...

I wish I could share that my wildlife woes were over — but I guess they are not. Several kind readers shared various remedies for deterring skunks and...

OLEAN — The Western New York Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will host its annual fundraising banquet and auction April 29 at Bartlett Co...

In his “Tale of Two Cities,” Charles Dickens wrote, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ….” and it’s a phrase that can be used in man...

Pet owners are prone to assign human feelings and emotions to their animals, including their pet’s desire for a companion. Are these feelings legitima...

It slowly grows lighter; a few small birds peep and a far-off owl hoots across the valley. You immediately go on full listening alert, for you’d been ...

I am writing about the Bradford, Pa., animal cruelty case I read about in the news, in which a man allegedly smashed a kitten against a wall several t...

Someone shouted my name and I turned. The deadly aimed snowball smacked me squarely in the forehead, exploding like the mini-bomb it was. Since the te...

NEW YORK (AP) — Quite a rally for Rumor — a commanding comeback for German shepherds, too. Rumor was crowned America's top dog Tuesday night when, a y...

CARROLLTON — A house on Windfall Road was deemed a total loss following a blaze late Monday morning. No injuries were reported in the fire, which took...

In response to a query this past week in the State & Union column about how to deter deer from nibbling plants and shrubs, as a West Olean resident, I...