 Lepidopterist, or mothers, use a concoction of beer, bananas and molasses to bait certain sap-eating moths. Otherwise, try a bright light on a cloudy, moonless night. Keep reading Moths drawn to lights, rotten beer, often against their best interests  30 or so beagles partied for Bastille Day in Prospect Park. We blew a shofar to set off the baying and activate their inner beagle. Keep reading Beagles howl to shofar on Bastille Day in Prospect Park  At least 10 species of beetle are easily mistaken for the hated Asian longhorn beetle. Keep reading What’s black and white and not an Asian longhorn beetle?  Brooklyn got its first two great horned owl babies in a century this spring. Maybe they stayed away because they were so scared of the songbirds. Keep reading Adolescent owl trying to look tough after getting spooked by a robin–how embarassing  The Prospect Park owls have learned to fly, but are still hanging around near their nest with their parents. Keep reading Prospect Park owls fledged; Hawk parent nabs a pigeon  A woman is letting two shepherd dogs kill squirrels in Washington Square Park and the local animal community wants it to stop. Keep reading Squirrel Killer Terrorizes Washington Square Park  A white deer is beguiling Staten Island. He says hi to people waiting for a bus near the South Shore Golf Course. Keep reading Rare White Deer Spotted on Staten Island  For 13 years Hawk Creek wildlife sanctuary near Buffalo has been hauling a vanload of eagles, hawks, falcons, owls and assorted big bird oddities across the state to give New York City residents a little taste of the wild. Keep reading Raptor Fest 2010: Escape to New York City  The Wild Bird Fund wants to open a wildlife rehabilitation center for NYC, the biggest US city without one. Keep reading Help NYC Get a Wildlife Rehab Center  Which would you rather have the NYC health department spending its limited resources on? Preventing rabies in one of the world’s busiest parks–or providing some old ladies in the practically suburban part of Queens with a free pest removal service? Keep reading Hey, Let’s Take All the Unpopular Raccoons and Move them to NYC Parks! |
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