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Mystery Predator: Animal That Killed Deer In Driveway Caught On Video By NY DEC Staffer
That darn cat. Or was it? An incident that happened in upstate New York last week required a teamwide effort by members of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. A video from the town of Wilmington in Essex County, about 12 miles northeast of Lake Placid, captured the predator that killed a deer in a local resident's driveway. "The incident was reported to DEC wildlife, with an eyewitness description of the event and the mystery predator," the DEC said in a Facebook post. "A DEC wildlife biologist responded to the scene and set up a trail camera overlooking the carcass in …
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Alert Issued After 'Aggressive,' Rabid Fox Captured In Region
Officials in the region have issued a public alert after a rabid fox was captured by state wildlife experts. Sullivan County Public Health is advising the public to stay away from wild animals and be vigilant of their surroundings while camping, hiking, or playing in the parks near wooded areas. “A gray fox that was acting aggressively in the Town of Neversink was captured by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, sent to the NYS Department of Health laboratory, and tested positive for rabies,” said Public Health Director Nancy McGraw. McGraw said there were…
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NY State DEC Issues Bear Warning For BBQs, Camping
With the summer getting into full swing, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is cautioning New Yorkers planning to go camping or host barbecues to be aware of bears who may come looking to join the party. With gatherings planned this summer following a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the DEC is reminding New Yorkers to be cautious that bears live and are active in the area and could be attracted to leftover food if it is still accessible to them. Related story - Separate Bear Sightings Reported In Northern Westchester Hamlet “Few things are better than cooking a m…
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Entergy Agrees To Indian Point Energy Center Post-Shutdown Sale
Entergy Corp. agreed to sell the subsidiaries that own Indian Point Units 1, 2, and 3, located in Buchanan, to a Holtec International subsidiary for decommissioning. The sale, which will be effective after Unit 3 has been shut down and permanently defueled, includes the transfer of the licenses, spent fuel, decommissioning liabilities, and Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts (NDT) for the three units. “The sale of Indian Point to Holtec is expected to result in the completion of decommissioning decades sooner than if the site were to remain under Entergy’s ownershi…
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IDs Released As Bodies Of Father, Son Who Went Missing While Rafting Located
The bodies of the father and son who went missing early Saturday morning while rafting on a river in the Hudson Valley have been located and identified. At approximately 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, two juveniles were rafting under adult supervision on the Neversink River, located north of I-84 and west of Route 17 in Orange County. As the two returned to shore, an adult male saw one of the juveniles fall out of the raft and dove in to rescue him. The adult male was able to get the juvenile back into the raft, when it flipped over. The two victims, a father and son, did not resurface. Since S…
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