Five wild stories from 2020
By Melissa Hart
No doubt about it, 2020 was a wild year. In the spirit of "wild" we bring you 5 wildlife-themed stories that ran on the Explorer website this year.
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Wendy Hall: Defender of all living things
Wendy and her husband Steve have turned their concern for animals into the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge in Wilmington
Low numbers may help Adirondack moose weather climate change
“We don’t have many moose, and that’s probably a very good situation to be in."
Mother bear and cubs prompt camp advisory near Tupper Lake
“It takes a long time to discourage a bear who thinks they can eat there."
State captures bear that raided Lake Colden campsites
On Monday morning the state captured the large male black bear at Marcy Dam and planned to kill it because of its strong conditioning to human foods.
Moose on the trail
By Phil Brown
It’s one thing to stare at a moose; it’s another to have a moose stare at you.
Moose evidence piles up on Norton Peak
By Phil Brown
I had read that this region—dubbed the Sable Highlands—has the largest concentration of moose in the Adirondacks, but I still was astounded by the abundance of scat.
Alleged moose poacher to appear in court
Moose are protected mammals in New York State. The species was once common in the state, but disappeared in the 1860s after habitat destruction and unregulated hunting. They returned to northern New York from neighboring areas beginning in 1980, taking advantage of abandoned farms and regenerated forests.
Video: Northern Saw-whet owl banding
In early October, Wildlife Veterinarian and Biologist Nina Schoch led a group of enthusiasts to catch, study and band Northern Saw-whet owls after dark at the John Brown Farm state historic site in Lake Placid in the Adirondacks.
Warning: ‘Endangered spruce grouse on road’
By Phil Brown
This summer the state Department of Environmental Conservation released spruce grouse in the area of Blue Mountain Road. The birds were captured in Maine and Ontario.