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Bear Cub Rescued After Food Bucket Gets Trapped On Its Head, NY State DEC Says Bear Cub Rescued After Food Bucket Gets Trapped On Its Head, NY State DEC Says
Bear Cub Rescued After Food Bucket Gets Trapped On Its Head, NY State DEC Says A bear cub who had a plastic chicken feeder bucket stuck on its head was recently rescued by state Environmental Conservation officers. The adventure to help the little cub began on Thursday, July 1, when the department received a call from a resident in Greene County in the hamlet of Round Top about a black bear cub with what appeared to be a bucket stuck on its head.  An officer responded to the location, but the cub had wandered into a nearby wooded area by the time he arrived.  Over the course of the next several days, the officer received multiple calls and text messages fro…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Girl, Nassau County Police Rescue Swan Trapped In Storm Drain Girl, Nassau County Police Rescue Swan Trapped In Storm Drain
Girl, Nassau County Police Rescue Swan Trapped In Storm Drain A little girl came to the rescue of a swan that found itself in a precarious position on Long Island. A 5-year-old girl in Merrick was near her Lake End Road home shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2 when she heard a strange noise coming from a storm drain, police said. The noise ultimately was coming from a trapped, distressed swan. The girl proceeded to tell her father about the swan, who then contacted the Nassau County Police Department. Upon arrival, officers found the swan in distress in the drain, and the department’s Emergency Service Unit responded to the scene with two…

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by Zak Failla
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Photos: Ducklings Stuck In Drainpipe Rescued By Slew Of First Responders On Long Island Photos: Ducklings Stuck In Drainpipe Rescued By Slew Of First Responders On Long Island
Photos: Ducklings Stuck In Drainpipe Rescued By Slew Of First Responders On Long Island A slew of law enforcement officers on Long Island spent part of Memorial Day fishing a brood of ducklings out of a drainpipe. The officers came to the rescue in Suffolk County around 1:15 p.m., Monday, May 25, in the hamlet of Riverside. According to police, the Southampton Town Police were called for five ducklings stuck in a storm drain on Route 24 in Riverside.  Momma duck was sitting nearby, waiting for help, and then watching the entire rescue. In minutes, the Southampton Town Police, Riverhead Fire Department, NYS Encon, and Wildlife Rescue responded to assist ge…

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by Kathy Reakes