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Tackapausha Museum Director Dennis Fleury introduced the crowd to a Harris’s Hawk at the holiday party for wildlife last Saturday afternoon.

More than 60 children and adults gathered at the Tackapausha Museum and Preserve in Seaford last Saturday to take part in a live animal show. The creatures were taken out one by one by director and animal handler of 15 years, Dennis Fleury, to help flaunt their fur and feathers. more

By Rebecca Anderson | 12/15/15

The $180 million Army Corps project was slated to begin this fall, and includes the rehabilitation or new construction of at least 22 jetties and the addition of roughly 4.7 million cubic yards of sand to build a system of berms and dunes.

Army Corps project behind schedule

The Army Corps of Engineers project has hit a delay, as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reviews the agency’s $180 million coastal protection plan to make sure it complies with the Endangered … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 11/12/14

Grab it! Summer 2014 is slip-sliding away.

Walking my dog around the block last evening, I observed more wildlife and heard more bird songs than I encountered on a recent trip out West. more

8/27/14

Dr. Greg Nelson, veterinary surgeon for Central Veterinary Associates in Valley Stream, held the a bird that was shot with a pellet gun in Hewlett Bay Park on May 11.

Heron shot at Hewlett Bay Park

A man roaming Hewlett Bay Park on Sunday night shot a yellow-crowned night heron, an endangered bird species. more

By Vanessa Parker | 5/14/14

Country club accused of starving ducks

Animal rights activists removed eight domesticated ducks from the grounds of the Rockville Links Country Club late last month that they say were being starved to death. The eight ducks are Peking … more

By Alex Costello | 2/19/14

Country club accused of starving ducks

Animal rights activists removed eight domesticated ducks from the grounds of the Rockville Links Country Club late last month that they say were being starved to death. The eight ducks are Peking … more

By Alex Costello | 2/19/14

The Owls have landed in East Rockaway!

On Fri. Feb. 17, Centre Avenue Elementary School’s 3rd-graders were visited by birds of prey from the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary … more

3/7/12

Dr. John Charos of Central Veterinary Associates with the blue heron that was saved.

Teaming up to save an animal’s life

When Arlene Zuckerman headed back toward the Long Island Rail Road station after visiting her parents in Valley Stream on July 17, she did not expect to see a bird measuring three-and-a-half feet in length come crashing to the pavement. more

By Julie Mansmann | 8/3/11

Long beach surfers high five after an invigorating session during the Unsound Pro Junior Surfing Competition in April.

There's something in the water Part I

Long Island, as most people are aware, is an island, the largest in the contiguous United States — a nearly 120-long, 1,400-square-mile spit of sand, parkway and suburb extending east from … more

7/6/11

Dennis Fleury from the Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons explained opossums’ prehensile tail.

Malvernites meet Marcy the opossum

Children got to meet a special guest at the Malverne Public Library last week, when the Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons presented a fascinating one-hour program for children ages 3 to 7 about … more

3/30/11