Update: Escaped bear returns to Wilmington refuge
Two bears from Adirondack Wildlife Refuge escaped on Thursday, according to the DEC.
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Adirondack loon center awarded oil spill funds
Nearly $800,000 in settlement money from a 2003 oil spill is going to the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation.
Record-breaking bird: Oldest black-capped chickadee in U.S. recorded in Adirondacks
The chickadee has been caught more than 18 times by bird bander Gary Lee in Inlet since he originally banded it in 2009.
Helping pollinators
By Holly Riddle
AdkAction’s Pollinator Project tackles growing crisis through plant sales, community gardens and more
Evening grosbeaks, all day long
The first time I saw an evening grosbeak I experienced a neck-snapping déjà vu as I visualized a brilliantly yellow 1956 Ford Thunderbird with a black convertible top that a neighbor used to park immediately outside my bedroom window.
Five wild stories from 2020
By Melissa Hart
No doubt about it, 2020 was a wild year. In the spirit of "wild" we bring you 5 wildlife-themed stories that ran on the Explorer website this year.
Rewilding a run
By Ry Rivard
Efforts to restore salmon to the Boquet have had victories and setbacks in recent years.
Low numbers may help Adirondack moose weather climate change
“We don’t have many moose, and that’s probably a very good situation to be in."
Mother bear and cubs prompt camp advisory near Tupper Lake
“It takes a long time to discourage a bear who thinks they can eat there."
State captures bear that raided Lake Colden campsites
On Monday morning the state captured the large male black bear at Marcy Dam and planned to kill it because of its strong conditioning to human foods.