A bane to gardeners, but a boon to people who love cuteness: We’re talking about bunny rabbits. New York is...

They’re right in our midst, and simultaneously appreciated (for their masked-eye, ringed-tail cuteness) and unloved (especially for their tendency to...

As human activity over the centuries has drastically altered the American landscape, the makeup of wildlife in the country has...

Despite their spooky rep, there’s much more to bats than Dracula and Halloween decorations. Around the world, bats serve as...

Frogs may be the most familiar and observable amphibians in the Hudson Valley. Unlike their secretive cousins the salamanders, frogs...

They may not look like the cuddliest creatures, but opossums are still beloved by many New Yorkers. In May, they...

Cryptic, mysterious, and too often feared, snakes are among the most misunderstood animals that share our planet. New York is...

Around late April, bog turtles began to emerge from their muddy hibernacula, or winter shelters, to greet another season in...

Will he or won’t he? That will be the question on everyone’s mind on Feb. 2, Groundhog Day, when Punxsutawney...

Shrews aren’t just terms out of Shakespeare. In fact, Shakespeare is brand-new compared to actual shrews, animals that have been...

Next to gray squirrels, their rodent cousins, Eastern chipmunks are probably the most frequently spotted mammal in parks and backyards...

Otters aren’t just oceanic creatures — their semi-aquatic mammal cousins, North American river otters, are found all over the continent,...

“Fairies” no bigger than a human fingernail, frogs returning to life after a winter suspended in ice, salamanders assembling for...

This past spring, spotting an elegant lone red fox in Scenic Hudson’s Mount Beacon Park — and seeing a mother...

Extremely shy and secretive, bobcats are one of the hardest mammals to spot in the Hudson Valley. But with bare...

Currently flocking in valley cornfields, wild turkeys lead extraordinary lives. We’ve assembled some fun facts about the habits and history...

It turns out skunks do a lot more than create a big stink. Here’s the shocker: They often help humans...

Blue crabs may not be as synonymous with the Hudson River as they are with Chesapeake Bay — but plenty...

In the eyes of many scientists, wherever the wild things are, so are lots of pathogens. It has long been...

Beavers figured prominently in North America’s past — they were appreciated by Indigenous people for millennia, and are the main...

These days, it’s not easy being green — at least if you are a Hudson Valley amphibian. Frogs and salamanders...