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How Wildlife Adapts To New York Winters

March 4, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

whitetail deer in the snow by Fred CouseThe winter season presents a series of challenges for wildlife, such as food shortages, colder temperatures and large snowfalls. Fortunately, native wildlife has developed unique physiological and behavioral traits to help them survive and thrive in New York’s cold winter climate. [Read more…] about How Wildlife Adapts To New York Winters

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: black bears, DEC, nature, whitetail deer, Wildlife, winter

More Deer, Bear Hunting Seasons Begin This Weekend

November 19, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

black bear provided by decThe 2020-21 regular deer and bear hunting seasons in New York’s Southern Zone begin at sunrise on Saturday, November 21st, and continue through Sunday, December 13th.

The Southern Zone regular season is New York’s most popular hunting season, with participation from about 85 percent of New York’s 550,000 licensed hunters. Animals killed during this hunting season account for nearly 60 percent of the total statewide deer take and 30 to 60 percent of the statewide bear take. [Read more…] about More Deer, Bear Hunting Seasons Begin This Weekend

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: black bears, DEC, hunting, whitetail deer

Why Bears Don’t Write Poetry

October 31, 2020 by Edward Zahniser Leave a Comment

Why Bears Don’t Write Poetry

First of all, bears sleep up to six months,
probably with no notebook by their bed.
If they wrote anything, that might be
long grocery lists of wishful thinking.

No doubt some bears dream in menus,
you’d guess from restaurants in states
known for raising beef cattle—or for
traditional bears, buffalo-ranch states.

Besides, bears are staunch omnivores,
at home as carnivores or herbivores.

Read More Poems From The New York Almanack HERE.

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Nature Tagged With: black bears, Poetry, Wildlife

Early Bear Hunting Seasons Open This Weekend

September 11, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

black bear provided by dec

Black bear hunting seasons open this weekend in the southeastern part of New York State and next weekend in the north country. [Read more…] about Early Bear Hunting Seasons Open This Weekend

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: black bears, DEC, hunting, nature, Wildlife

Woman Outruns Bear, Hides Overnight In Tree

August 25, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents in the around New York State. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Woman Outruns Bear, Hides Overnight In Tree

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: black bears, DEC, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, hiking, mountain biking, SAR, Search and Rescue

Airlifts, Swift Water, Bears, Ill and Lost: A Busy Week For NYS Forest Rangers

August 11, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents in the around New York State. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Airlifts, Swift Water, Bears, Ill and Lost: A Busy Week For NYS Forest Rangers

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: black bears, DEC, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, hiking, paddling, SAR, Search and Rescue

Bear Killed: High Peaks Campsites, Lean-Tos Reopened

July 7, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

black bear provided by decThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has reopened campsites and lean-tos in the Lake Colden area in the High Peaks of the Adirondack Park, after a black bear that DEC says had “a documented escalation of the bear’s aggressive behavior since 2018” was euthanized.

Camping in the area was temporarily closed after numerous incidents with what are believed to have been the same bear over the past several weeks, according to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. [Read more…] about Bear Killed: High Peaks Campsites, Lean-Tos Reopened

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: black bears, camping, DEC, High Peaks, Lake Colden, nature, Wildlife

Reducing Conflicts With Bears

June 27, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

black bear provided by decNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is encouragingd New Yorkers to reduce the potential for conflicts with bears across the state.

In June, black bear movement increases as the breeding season begins and yearling (one-year-old) bears disperse to find their own space. Inevitably some of these bears, particularly yearlings, wander through places these animals would not normally inhabit, like suburban or urban neighborhoods. [Read more…] about Reducing Conflicts With Bears

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: black bears, camping, DEC, hiking, nature, Wildlife

Wayward Bear Gets Stuck in City in Poughkeepsie

May 15, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

ECO Eyler DEC Bureau of Wildlife technician and City of Poughkeepsie Police Officer prepare to weigh juvenile bearAccording to a report issued by DEC, in the early morning hours of May 4th, a young male bear wandered into the city of Poughkeepsie near Mansion and North Hamilton streets. [Read more…] about Wayward Bear Gets Stuck in City in Poughkeepsie

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature Tagged With: black bears, DEC, ECOs, nature, Poughkeepsie, Wildlife

Barricaded Bears In Sullivan County

May 3, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Barricaded yearling black bears in Rock Hill courtesy DECOn April 15, NYS Environmental Conservation Officers Glen Parker and Ricky Wood reported that they responded to a bear complaint in Rock Hill,  Sullivan County.

Upon arrival, the ECOs said they found two yearling black bears stuck inside a shed. [Read more…] about Barricaded Bears In Sullivan County

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: black bears, DEC, ECOs, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, nature, Sullivan County, Wildlife

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