Shoppers in Greene County recently turned up a rare find while perusing a local antique store this month: tucked next to a cookie jar made in the shape of a chicken was a live ...

Environmental Conservation Police handled more than 101,000 calls last year, issuing 15,673 tickets or making arrests for violations across New York. The state Department of Environmental Conservation ...

Customers at the New York market spotted “something extremely lifelike” on one of the shelves and alerted staff.

In this photo provided by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, an owl sleeps on a shelf next to a ...

An eastern screech owl was rescued from an antique store in East Durham on February 21. DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Milliron responded to the call from employees of the store, who ...

Eastern screech owl stuns viewers with adorable wide-eyed expressions.

Syracuse Police Animal Cruelty officers responded to a call on Feb. 11, Kieran Coffey, a spokesperson for the Syracuse Police ...

Winter is peak owl romance: Eastern screech owls court and pair-bond in February, making winter the best time to hear and spot them. Soft trills, not loud hoots: Unlike larger owls, screech owls ...

Multiple owl species live quietly among us — often unseen, almost always unheard. And in a few weeks, the Santa Barbara community will gather to honor one in particular. On February 7, the Santa ...