04.25.2014 Health & Environment Lines being drawn as DEC takes aim at majestic swan WHAT’S THE PROBLEM? Aggression toward humans and native animal species, the depletion of submerged vegetation in aquatic ecosystems and degraded water quality due to droppings are among the negative...
04.18.2014 Environment Group with Indian Nation ties arrested for poaching baby eels Eight men — including a former Shinnecock Indian Nation Trustee — turned themselves in to New York State police in Riverside last week after officials with the state Department...
04.02.2014 Government Deer cull lawsuit still on hold after delay last week Opponents — and supporters — of a deer cull being carried out by the United States Department of Agriculture are still waiting, and will continue to wait, for court...
04.01.2014 Opinion Grossman: The DEC at its worst with mute swans Hands down, what is the dumbest thing the Department of Environmental Conservation has ever come up with? How about the DEC’s plan to slaughter 2,200 beautiful, elegant, graceful birds,...
03.05.2014 Environment Cull opponents reload; second lawsuit planned After recent litigation against Southold Town was dismissed, opponents of a plan to cull deer on the East End using U.S. Department of Agriculture sharpshooters — a plan that’s...
02.28.2014 Environment DEC backtracks on plan for mute swans After getting pushback from lawmakers and thousands of residents, state environmental officials are considering major changes to a management plan that called for the eradication of New York’s wild...
02.16.2014 Environment Legislators ask DEC to hold off on mute swan plan The proposed death sentence for New York State’s muted swans would get a two-year reprieve under a plan co-sponsored by South Fork Assemblyman Fred Thiele.
02.06.2014 Health & Environment Residents invited to raise pheasants for hunting The state Department of Environmental Conservation is now accepting applications to participate in its annual Day-Old Pheasant Chick Program.