Bears in the Adirondack mountains are common, but they do sometimes wander into neighborhoods looking for food. One was spotted in Clinton and another in Rome.
There are moths that are not native to Western New York, and we could see a big boom of them soon. If you see them, here's what the DEC is asking you to do.
If you are a hunter, the DEC is asking you to be on the lookout for deer that may have a deadly virus. The good news is that it's not deadly to humans...but it is fatal for the deer.