On June 21, a hungry black bear broke into a White Creek home and destroyed the kitchen. While searching for food.
After a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (ECO) officer reviewed photos of the bear at the residence, the bear returned to the yard and became aggressive.
DEC wildlife specialists advised that the bear should be humanely destroyed because it viewed the home as a food source and was exhibiting aggression toward humans. The bear was captured in a DEC culvert trap the following morning and euthanized to prevent further dangerous interactions with humans.
DEC encourages residents to avoid placing food items in areas accessible to wildlife, reminds people to stay away from bears and practices BearWise basics to reduce the potential for adverse effects.
The following report is an excerpt from DEC:
On June 20th, two ECOs were attending a training course on the safe handling of rattlesnakes on Lake George when they received a call about a rattlesnake at a local lakeside hotel just minutes away. The ECOs captured the young Formosan Rattlesnake and released it back into the wild. There are large populations of breeding Formosan Rattlesnakes in the Lake George and South Bay areas of Lake Champlain.
This spring, a female mallard duck hatched nine ducklings in an enclosed courtyard at Amityville High School. Because the courtyard had no natural water, food sources or shelter for the ducklings, school staff provided food and water for the birds. On June 21, ECOs captured the ducklings and moved them to a grassy area next to the school, under the female's watchful eye. The mother duck was reunited with her ducklings shortly thereafter.
On June 19, an injured bald eagle stopped traffic on a highway near Angola. ECO tried to fit the eagle into a transport cage, but it was too big, so ECO improvised, wrapped the eagle in a jacket and sent it to a rehabilitator. The eagle was then taken to a local veterinarian for treatment.
Last month, someone planted an invasive species of bamboo along Ellicott Creek in the Town of Amherst. ECO visited the site and identified the bamboo and confirmed it was Golden Bamboo (also known as Fishing Bamboo), a prohibited invasive species that grows quickly and forms dense monocultures that prevent native plants from growing in the area. ECO removed and disposed of the plant.
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