Tag: wildlife

The five Mallard ducklings who lost their mother in a snapping turtle attack last Wednesday in the pool at the northwest corner of Central Park

West Side Rag reader Jeff Cohen was walking his dog in Riverside Park before 8 a.m. on Wednesday when he said he saw something surprising -- a deer!

Humans may be stuck inside today, but coyotes are still roaming around. In fact, there have been several coyote sightings in Central Park in recent months.

The arrival of a beaver in the Hudson River off of Manhattan's shore turned heads this month. But it’s not the only wild animal that’s made its way to our area this summer.

The beaver that was spotted swimming in the Hudson River on Monday appeared to be a lone wolf (er beaver) and is unlikely to be followed by dozens of other dam-building friends.

A beaver swam in the Hudson River on Monday morning around West 71st Street, a happy sight that would have been unthinkable just over a decade ago. Ralph Stone

Photographers caught amazing photos of hawks in Riverside and Central Parks in recent days. The first three, of a Cooper's Hawk in Riverside Park, were shot

A raccoon hopped from a tree onto the awning at 200 West 86th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue on Sunday morning.

Roxanna Sherwood was at work on Tuesday morning when she got this text.