New York state environmental officials are warning winter fishing enthusiasts to watch out for thin ice.
State biologists estimate New York's bear population at between 6,000 and 8,000 bears.
A statewide effort to capture wild turkey hens and fit them with leg bands to obtain accurate data on survival and harvest is underway.
A population of roving turkeys on Staten Island has become a mess-making, traffic-stopping scourge to some residents.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation has launched a statewide survey of deer hunters to get their opinions on the new deer management plan.