New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

The bog buck moth is found in only ten colonies in the world and six of those colonies are in Upstate New York. However, this moth is at risk of going extinct.

The heaviest black bear harvested in New York during the 2022 hunting season was taken by a bowhunter in Broome County.

A 14-foot reticulated python was found dead on the side of a Long Island, New York road a couple weeks ago, prompting an investigation into how it got there.

For the first time, turkey hunters on Long Island will get to hunt during the spring thanks to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Fishing enthusiasts in New York will be happy to learn that this year, there are more salmon in New York and the salmon have been getting bigger over the years.

They are small and slender creatures, weighing less than three pounds, and they do look cute.

Things are finally moving in the right direction towards improving the water quality in lakes across New York State.

Is there any legal trouble that you can get into if you camp at a certain elevation in New York State?

As a way to help prevent this disease from entering New York State, the NYS DEC has a law that prohibits bringing back whole carcasses from hunters who hunt in other states.

There's a feature on the NYS DEC HuntFishNY mobile app called Tacklebox and there are some cool new features for this year.