By TIM ROWLAND For the past 44 years a small group of hardy volunteers has encamped each May on the peninsula at the Crown Point State Historic Site in the shadow of ancient fortsโground where Samuel de Champlain, Benedict Arnold, Ethan Allen and … [Read more...] about A visit to the Crown Point Birding Station
Wildlife
Bear affliction spreads
By Mike Lynch Adirondack guide Joan Collins was driving on the state highway through Newcomb a couple of years ago when she noticed a black bear crossing the road. โIt had patches of hair that were just hanging (off of it),โ she recalled. A … [Read more...] about Bear affliction spreads
Two captive black bears escape Adirondack Wildlife Refuge
The state Department of Environmental Conservation is advising the public to be alert for two captive black bears that escaped from the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge in Wilmington recently. The bears were reported missing on Saturday, March 30, and … [Read more...] about Two captive black bears escape Adirondack Wildlife Refuge
DEC spots 175 moose in aerial survey
By MIKE LYNCH New York State wildlife staff spotted 175 moose in 83 groups this winter during aerial surveys for the animal. Department of Environmental Conservation wildlife staff conducted the helicopter flights in January over seven days, … [Read more...] about DEC spots 175 moose in aerial survey
Man charged with illegally killing bears
By MIKE LYNCH A Morrisonville man is due in court later this month after he admitted to killing four bears over a bait pile, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. The bears included a sow and her two cubs. Loren G … [Read more...] about Man charged with illegally killing bears
DEC kills nuisance bear at Saranac Lake Islands Campground
By MIKE LYNCH The state Department of Environmental Conservation killed a black bear at a Saranac Lake Islands Campground in the northern Adirondacks last week. The 11-year-old bear was killed Aug. 21, after it stayed at a site for several hours, … [Read more...] about DEC kills nuisance bear at Saranac Lake Islands Campground