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$5K Reward Offered For Info After Lynx Captured On Long Island
A reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or people who owned a lynx that was captured on Long Island last month. The Suffolk County SPCA announced the $5,000 reward on Thursday, Aug. 11, following the capture of the Eurasian lynx by the Suffolk County Police Department on Friday, July 29. The lynx was reportedly roaming the streets in Central Islip for three days. The animal was transferred to the Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown. The SPCA said possessing these animals is prohibited without a special license in New York State…
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Vandals Break Into Nature Center, Feed Animals Beer On LI, Authorities Say
Authorities are hoping that photos will help identify a group of men who vandalized and traumatized animals at the Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown. The vandals have broken into the facility several times, but during a recent incident they climbed into pens housing animals that have been abused or traumatized and damaged cages, letting the animals out to roam around the grounds, causing many of them to become upset, said Nicole Garguilo, spokeswoman for Smithtown. In the most recent incident they can be seen on camera also feeding an abused goat a beer, she said. "We really hope …