New York gets biggest snowfall of unusually mild winter
New Yorkers woke Tuesday to something they have barely seen this winter: snow.
New Yorkers woke Tuesday to something they have barely seen this winter: snow.
Environment
Feb 28, 2023
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A "very lethargic" alligator was captured in a New York park, city officials said Monday, likely released by its owner far away from the species' warmer habitat in the southeast United States.
Plants & Animals
Feb 21, 2023
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For two weeks, an owl that escaped from New York's Central Park Zoo has flown from treetop to treetop, eluding capture and amassing legions of fans worried about its ability to survive alone in the big city.
Ecology
Feb 20, 2023
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An owl who escaped from the Central Park Zoo after someone damaged his cage has become New York City's latest avian celebrity, attracting gawkers as he surveys the park from one tall tree or another but stoking fears that ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 9, 2023
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Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have found that biodiversity in large parks in urban environments can be affected by surrounding, smaller green areas. They surveyed two insect families in major parks in the ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 9, 2023
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When the COVID-19 pandemic first emerged, many wildlife disease researchers like me were not too surprised. Some were intrigued it hadn't happened sooner; after all, it is our job to observe, describe and study pandemic dynamics ...
Ecology
Dec 19, 2022
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Pacing up and down a beach of fine white sand on the Black Sea coast, 63 year-old Ukrainian scientist Ivan Rusev breathes a sigh of relief: he did not find any dead dolphins today.
Ecology
Aug 29, 2022
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If you see something, stomp something.
Plants & Animals
Aug 15, 2022
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Bob Karp waited nearly three hours through a hot August Sunday for a glimpse of the painted bunting—sometimes called the most gorgeous bird in North America, with its feathers flashing red, green and blue.
Plants & Animals
Aug 11, 2022
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The largest fire in California this year is forcing thousands of people to evacuate as it destroys homes and rips through the state's dry terrain, whipped up on Sunday by strong winds and lightning storms.
Environment
Aug 1, 2022
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