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Rare Possible Bobcat Sighting Reported On Long Island Rare Possible Bobcat Sighting Reported On Long Island
Rare Possible Bobcat Sighting Reported On Long Island Police are searching for what could be a bobcat after receiving a report of a wild cat on Long Island. The sighting took place in Suffolk County in the area of Boulevard Avenue in West Islip around 10:40 a.m., Tuesday, July 26. Police responded to the area and the animal was not located, said the Suffolk County Police. John Di Leonardo, an anthrozoologist and president of Humane Long Island said the animal is most likely a lynx hybrid that was someone's pet and was abandoned.  "These are wild animals and not pets," said Di Leonardo. "Hopefully the animal can be caught and rehabilitated a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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NYSDEC, SPCA Looking For Crossbow Hunter Who Illegally Shot Red-Tailed Hawk In Putnam NYSDEC, SPCA Looking For Crossbow Hunter Who Illegally Shot Red-Tailed Hawk In Putnam
Nysdec, SPCA Looking For Crossbow Hunter Who Illegally Shot Red-Tailed Hawk In Putnam The Department of Environmental Conservation and the Putnam County Sheriff's Department are searching for a crossbow hunter who illegally shot a fledgling red-tailed hawk that managed to live with an arrow lodged in its body for weeks before passing away, despite the best efforts of environmental rehabilitators. "It's so difficult for wildlife to survive in the first year [of their lives]," said Wildlife Rehabilitator Annemarie Lucas, who took part in the capture and care of the injured bird. "To have their life taken away for something as disgusting as this makes everyone so angry.... to ta…

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Injured Hawk Rescued In Area Injured Hawk Rescued In Area
Injured Hawk Rescued In Area Police officers came to the rescue of an injured hawk that was found in the yard of a Bardonia home and was unable to fly. Members of the Clarkstown Police Department were alerted to an injured hawk on L’Ambiance Court in Bardonia on Saturday, Aug. 10. Police said that the hawk had an injured wing, and was unable to fly. It has since been turned over to animal rescue officials in Rockland County for rest and rehabilitation. According to New York Falls, “Hawks are medium-sized birds of prey, with adult sizes noticeably larger than falcons and smaller than eagles. They are general…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Grin And Bear It: Orphaned Cub Rescued In Orange County Grin And Bear It: Orphaned Cub Rescued In Orange County
Grin And Bear It: Orphaned Cub Rescued In Orange County Sometimes, it takes a village. Police in the area helped track down a female bear cub who had gotten separated from her mother over the weekend. On Friday, June 15, members of the Warwick Police Department issued an assist to the New York State Environmental Police in tracking and taking an orphaned bear cub into custody. Following the joint effort, officers were able to corral the cub, who has been safely transported to an Orange County wildlife rehabilitation facility.

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by Zak Failla