3+ hour, 26+ min ago   (936+ words) A nonbreeding adult palm warbler perches on a branch at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve on Oct. 3. SCHENECTADY — A good friend of mine at the Daily Gazette, Schenectady County Historian Bill Buell, recently entrusted me with the possession of dozens…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1223+ words) A fox pup infected with mange in Lake Placid is treated at Heart of the Wild Rescue in Warrensburg on her first day of recovery. That same fox after four days of treatment. A fox kit infected with mange in…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (596+ words) Encounters between people and black bears have become way too frequent this summer. DEC personnel say this can be avoided with proper storage of food and garbage. SARANAC LAKE — The problem isn't bear behavior — it's human behavior. Following an uptick…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (566+ words) A loon dubbed “Spunky Snow-Wing” squawks at Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation biologist Griffin Archambault as it is released onto Lake Champlain in January 2025. Spunky was found on a road in Lake Placid earlier that day. When you see a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1214+ words) RAY BROOK — An orphaned baby loon, driven away from its family by a rival older sibling, was successfully fostered with a new family on a lake in the Adirondacks last week. For Nina Schoch, a wildlife veterinarian who rehabilitated and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (546+ words) Hollister Lake on Tuesday. ATHENS — The village imposed mandatory water use restrictions to start July, three weeks later, it is now lifted. The village and Mayor Amy Serrago, imposed the mandatory water use restrictions as the water level at Hollister…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (783+ words) Dolphins' social lives are being reshaped by human activity, reveals new research. The study of bottlenose dolphins off the coast of Florida shows human-linked foraging influences how the aquatic mammals associate with one another. Wild dolphins are known for their…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (802+ words) A coral reef long presumed dead has been rediscovered "teeming with life" off the coast of West Africa. (Gérard Zinzindohoué via SWNS) The rediscovered coral reef. (Gérard Zinzindohoué via SWNS) A coral reef long presumed dead has been rediscovered "teeming…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (246+ words) Curt Stager is seen with a student studying water and lake-sediment samples. Brandreth family in their guideboats celebrating a landscape unchanged in 175 years. ADIRONDACKS — The Adirondack Council will jointly honor David Kanietakeron Fadden, Akwesasne Mohawk historian, artist and educator, and…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (764+ words) Two bottlenose dolphins follow a midwater trawler in the waters of Veneto, Italy. (Dolphin Biology and Conservation via SWNS) Dolphins are becoming increasingly reliant on fishing trawlers for food, suggests new research. Three out of four bottom trawlers in the…...