A Department of Environmental Wildlife Biologist who spoke with concerned Greece residents about coyotes wants people to remember one key statistic: There are about 650 dog attacks in New York State each year bad enough to send people to the hospital. There have only been two recorded coyote attacks on humans in New York since […]
A State Department of Environmental Conservation study has found traces of silver escaped from Eastman Kodak’s film making operations over the decades, causing a possible risk for wildlife and humans. But the agency says the risk to both seems to be low. Silver was and remains an integral part of making photographic film at what’s now […]
New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation confirms a fungus that kills oak trees has been found in Canandaigua. Oak Wilt has been previously detected on Long Island and in the Albany Area going back about eight years. DEC experts say if left untreated, it spreads quickly and kills the trees. The leaves quickly turn from […]