Links to great stories about the natural world, right here in New York City.
“Brooklyn Fisherman Catches 30-lb. Turtle Off Canarsie Pier,” by Bill Hutchinson, The New York Daily News, August 29, 2012: http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-08-29/news/33481940_1_front-flipper-loggerhead-turtle
“Gerritsen Creek Ecosystem Is Restored At Marine Park,” The Daily Plant/NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, August 16, 2012: http://www.nycgovparks.org/news/daily-plant?id=22732
“Death and Life Mingle in Polluted Creek,” by Bee Logan, The New York View, July 29, 2012: http://newyorkview.net/2012/07/death-and-life-mingle-in-polluted-creek/
“A Battle on the Fire Escape,” by Michi Raab, The New York Times, June 20, 2012:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/a-battle-on-the-fire-escape/?ref=nyregion
“The Blessing of the Bees,” by Emily S. Rueb, The New York Times, June 19, 2012: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/19/the-blessing-of-the-bees/
“As Swarms Startle New York, Officer on Bee Beat Stays Busy,” by Emily S. Rueb, The New York Times, June 18, 2012: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/19/nyregion/honeybee-swarms-increase-in-nyc-after-mild-spring.html?ref=todayspaper&_r=0
“Lizards of New York City,” by Corey, 10000birds.com, May 30, 2011: http://10000birds.com/lizards-of-new-york-city.htm
“NJ Bald Eagle Population Hits Modern Day Record,” by Brian Thompson, msnbc.com, accessed May 14, 2012: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47394558/ns/local_news-new_york_ny/
“An Earth-Bound View of Where Ospreys Soar,” by Lisa W. Foderaro, The New York Times, May 1, 2012: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/02/nyregion/at-jamaica-bay-wildlife-refuge-tracking-an-osprey-via-gps.html?_r=2&partner=rss&emc=rss
“Restoration Project Aims To Reverse Effects Of Jamaica Bay Erosion,” by Lisa McDivitt, NY1.com, March 31, 2012: http://queens.ny1.com/content/top_stories/158597/restoration-project-aims-to-reverse-effects-of-jamaica-bay-erosion
“A New Species in New York Was Croaking in Plain Sight,” by Lisa W. Foderaro, The New York Times, March 13, 2012: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/nyregion/new-leopard-frog-species-is-discovered-in-nyc.html?_r=2&hp
“The Hawk Cam Is Back for Another Season,” by Emily S. Rueb, The New York Times, March 12, 2012: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/12/the-hawk-cam-is-back-for-another-season/?ref=nyregion
“Three Hawks Found Dead in Manhattan Parks,” New York 1, March 10, 2012: http://manhattan.ny1.com/content/top_stories/157421/three-hawks-found-dead-in-manhattan-parks?ap=1&MP4
“At just 14, Anthony Ciancimino is already a dedicated, meticulous birder who notes nesting, mating have begun” by Kathryn Carse, SI Live, February 29, 2012: http://www.silive.com/southshore/index.ssf/2012/02/at_just_14_anthony_cianciminio.html
“Queens bird lovers take part in Great Backyard Bird Count” by Lisa Colangelo, New York Daily News, February 24, 2012: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/queens-bird-lovers-part-great-backyard-bird-count-article-1.1027578
“Urban Conservation in New York City” by Molly Marquand, Ecology Global Network, February 20, 2012: http://www.ecology.com/2012/02/20/new-york-conservation-biodiversity/
“Discovery of Staten Island Otter Bodes Well For Borough” by Amanda Farinacci, NY1 News, February 15, 2012: http://statenisland.ny1.com/content/top_stories/156069/discovery-of-staten-island-otter-bodes-well-for-borough?ap=1&MP4
”SI plant project draws environmentalists’ ire” by Lisa Colagrossi, ABC Eyewitness News, February 3, 2012: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=8529976
“Urban Nature: Where Green Has Made Its Way Back Into the City,” The Atlantic, September 14, 2011: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/09/urban-nature-where-green-has-made-its-way-back-into-the-city/244612/#.T0rkXejNrXM.mailto
“Birds are Changing Their Tune,” by Emily Sohn, Discovery News, August 29, 2011: http://news.discovery.com/animals/noise-pollution-birds-110829.html#mkcpgn=msn1
Have something you’d like to recommend? Please email us at info@nycnaturenews.com.
© 2012 All rights reserved
NYC Nature News is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License.