department of environmental conservation

A game farm in Ithaca is New York's sole supplier of pheasants and the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab has confirmed an outbreak of bird flu at the farm.

As rifle season starts make sure you don't get a ticket while hunting this year in the Hudson Valley.

It's international Bat Week, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation wants to teach you how to save bats that remain here in the winter.

To many people, bees are an insect designed solely to make grown men shriek. But they serve an important function and their numbers in New York are declining.

Not a bad way to kick off the opening day of bass season. With a record-breaking fish.

Your town or village could get a big chunk of change from the state just by going green this year.

This doesn't seem like something you'd see every day in the forest. But apparently it's more common than you'd think!

It wasn't the best season for deer hunters in New York, but just how many did they take down this year?

The beautiful summer weather is calling more people out to explore the Adirondacks, but that doesn't exclude the dangers that come with it.

This cute cub didn't think twice when he saw the beauty of the great outdoors calling his name once again.

With rapid conditions in that creek, it was perfect for their training. See exactly what they did.

It is warming up in Central New York, which means you easily could encounter a wild animal. This is what New York says you should do.