New York City's Department of Parks and Recreation is starting an aerial survey of the deer population of the Bronx.
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.