By Gwendolyn Craig A black bear that escaped again from a refuge has returned home. Two bears housed at Adirondack Wildlife Refuge in Wilmington escaped on Thursday, according to a statement from the state Department of Environmental … [Read more...] about Update: Escaped bear returns to Wilmington refuge
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Wendy Hall: Defender of all living things
By Tracy Ormsbee Somewhere around the age of five, growing up in Westchester County, Wendy Hall noticed that whenever the developers came in and clear-cut an area for construction, the animals would disappear. What was once a beautiful, wooded … [Read more...] about Wendy Hall: Defender of all living things
Adirondack Wildlife Refuge adapts after violations
By Gwendolyn Craig Cree howled. The sound stabbed through snow-laden pine branches, startling a raven or two. Steve was here. Steve Hall is used to getting announced when he pulls up in his truck to the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge in … [Read more...] about Adirondack Wildlife Refuge adapts after violations
Wendy Hall’s favorite place: The grassy fields along Route 22 in Westport
It might come as a surprise that one of Wendy Hall’s favorite spot in the Adirondacks isn’t the most scenic. It’s a brown field in winter. But driving along Route 22 a few years ago, Hall spotted short-eared owls in the fields on the farmland in … [Read more...] about Wendy Hall’s favorite place: The grassy fields along Route 22 in Westport