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Meet the Cats Who Roam Rikers Island
And the retired Corrections officer who cares for them.
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A Wild Goose Chase: Running With the Working Dogs of Governors Island
Reed and Aspen work hard to keep the fields and lawns of the island clear of hazardous goose poop.
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Advocacy Group Presses Bronx Zoo To Prove Elephant Is Healthy After Extended Absence
The Zoo said previously that both its elephants are in “good health” while Happy is “opting” to stay out of sight.
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Bronx Zoo’s Happy the Elephant Hasn’t Been Seen in Two Weeks, Observers Say
The zoo says "nothing is wrong with" the half-century-old pachyderm.
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Queens Animal Shelter Opens, Ending Decades-Long Wait for Borough’s First Public Facility
The Ridgewood Animal Care Centers location has a retracting skylight for dogs, a patch of grass for rabbits and built-in hoses all over.
Posted inHow to New York
How and When NYC Will Mandate Trash Bins to Combat Stinky Sidewalks, Rats
‘Containerization’ is coming to New York City. Imagine not seeing giant piles of plastic garbage bags on every street.
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Flaco’s Law: With Bird Bill, City Council Pushes Plan B for Rat Control to Protect Feathered Friends
Rodenticide, building lights and glass windows are among the biggest threats for owls, hawks and falcons in New York.
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NYC Diet Contributed to Flaco’s Fatal Plunge, Necropsy Finds
The much adored Eurasian eagle-owl had underlying conditions from eating diseased pigeons and poisoned rats.
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Here’s How Wild Animals Died in New York City Last Year
It’s a hard knock life for critters in the concrete jungle.
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How to Safely Deal With Wild Animals in NYC
So, there’s a bat in your apartment. Or a racoon on your fire escape. Or a dolphin on the beach. Who’re you going to call?