zoology

Not surprisingly, state Sen. George Borrello takes an extremely partisan position regarding Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recently enacted Birds & Bees Protecti...

ALBANY — The state has released a draft 2024-33 bobcat management plan, an update to the 2012-17 plan, for public comment. Since the publication of th...

Where would you most like to be on a New York blustery winter day? A few would say, “About time!” and head to the ski resorts. Some might watch for co...

I leaned on the shovel to catch my breath. The six inches of heavy, wet Rhode Island snow was back breaking. My vehicle was buried and if the moisture...

Starting at the beginning of December, the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce has been a retail host to many items handmade by Sheryl Anderson of ...

DUNKIRK — The Salamanca boys basketball team (7-3) emerged victorious in its first league road game of the season after it pulled away from the deep-b...

OLEAN — The Salamanca girls basketball team (9-2) wasted no time making a big splash in the CCAA West with a 63-26 road win over Olean (0-8) on Wednes...

WELLSVILLE — The Wellsville boys basketball team (4-6) survived a late push from Hostos Charter 66-64 after its visitors put together a 30-point fourt...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Honey yields in the U.S. have been declining since the 1990s, with honey producers and scientists unsure why, but a new study b...

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cattaraugus County’s Master Gardener Program is planning two free upcoming classes in recognition of National Bird-Fe...

ALBANY (TNS) — As we kick off a new year, with it comes a host of new laws to take effect across the state. From increasing the minimum wage to bannin...

The Buffalo Bills could be the AFC’s No. 2 seed or they could miss the playoffs. Talk about a range. Last week, the Bills (10-6) beat New England, 27-...

ALLEGANY — The Allegany-Limestone girls basketball team (4-3) was able to get its record over .500 with a 61-44 win against Jamestown in the Joe DeCer...

For Bills fans, Week 16 was about as perfect as can be. Sure, Miami pulled out a last-second win over Dallas but every other game went as well as coul...

COUDERSPORT, Pa. — The Portville boys basketball team (2-6) put an end to its losing skid after an all-around defensive display helped give them the w...

RANDOLPH — On the night in which Randolph raised its state championship banner, it put on a stunning display of 3-point shooting that sank the visitor...

OLEAN — A small group of SUNY Jamestown Community College students recently visited the Pines nursing home in Olean to deliver cookies and spread a li...

Political correctness 2.0 has arrived in birding and depending on your perspective, that’s a good thing — or not. For birders who have tackled the cha...