Tag: New York

Residents of the East Coast of the United States have been inundated with reports about the emergence of the Brood X cicadas – a 17-year cycle that will bring the...

Despite their reputation for digging into trashcans and getting into altercations with humans, coyotes in suburban New York are actually eating more natural food sources like white-tailed deer and rodents....

Cooperation is often the key to successful wildlife management, especially when the species crosses international borders. Feral swine, also wild pigs (Sus scrofa) in the United States are widely accepted...

While piping plover nesting and breeding habitat is roped off and protected on New York’s Fire Island and Westhampton Island, researchers found areas where the plovers — and other shorebird...

Last year, USDA’s Wildlife Services donated 138 tons of goose, deer, elk and other meat. Equivalent to more than 1 million servings of protein for people in need, such donations...

A portion of New York City is finding itself with a lot of unwelcome wildlife. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are causing traffic accidents. Wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) are invading yards....

The Wildlife Society’s sections, chapters and working groups hold meetings and workshops throughout the year. The following meetings are currently scheduled in February: Feb. 3-7, 2020: Western Section of The...

About 75 white deer occupy a former Army depot in New York’s Finger Lakes region. The deer are leucistic — they lack the normal pigment that makes other white-tailed deer...

The city council of New York City has passed a new bill making buildings safer for migratory birds. The new rules call for bird-friendly touches like patterned glass on new...

Wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) have been declining in New York state over the past 13 years, but on Long Island, their populations have exploded. The state Department of Environmental Conservation...