Ducks Continue to Thrive in Long Island
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Before the shopping malls, before Levittown and Jones Beach, before the traffic jams on the Long Island Expressway, there were the ducks.
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By JESSE HARLAN ALDERMAN  BOISE, Idaho - More than 1,000 mallard ducks have died along a single creek in southern Idaho, and officials on Wednesday tested tissue samples to find out why.
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By Brian Nearing, Albany Times Union, N.Y.  May 30--HULETTS LANDING -- To a northern map turtle basking in the sun on the Lake George shoreline, that shape moving slowly in the water could just be an old log. Only at the last minute does it become clear -- it's Karen Robbins.
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JAMESPORT, N.Y.  - Once rich with potato farms and  Christmas tree nurseries, New York's Long Island is fast  becoming legitimate wine country and some here believe the  region could one day rival California's famous Napa Valley.
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Clean-up continues with waters still rising in some areas.
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Wild ducks in Pennsylvania have tested positive for bird flu, but not the deadly Asian strain that has ravaged poultry and killed at least 141 people worldwide, the Agriculture Department said Saturday.
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HENNEPIN, Ill. -- As steam rises from flat fingers of water reflecting an iron-gray sky, Donald Hey climbs to the top of an observation tower to watch a flock of American white pelicans huddled among the reeds. These reclaimed wetlands along the Illinois River, a man-made vista of corn and soybea...
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By Amy S. Rosenberg, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Dec. 13--VENTNOR, N.J. -- Only in winter do seagulls approach gracefulness. But one recent morning, graceful was what they were, no trace of the slovenly bullies who hover in summer looking to snatch the sandwich out of your hands.
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By Steve Ford, Staff writer  Goose Pond State Fish and Wildlife Area near Linton, Ind., is not exactly in our backyard, but it's definitely worth the drive.
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By Austin Fenner, Daily News, New York  Sep. 19--New York City's drinking water supply is being guarded  around-the-clock against toxic and biological weapons by an unlikely band of  sentinels -- the hardy bluegill fish.
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Mallard ducks in Maryland have   tested positive for bird flu, apparently a common, less   pathogenic strain that poses no risk to humans, the U.S.   Agriculture and Interior departments said on Friday.
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THE LIVES lives of dozens of birds - including three rare avocet chicks - are in danger after an oil spillage polluted a North-East nature reserve.  Staff at WWT Washington Wetland Centre, on Wearside, were last night monitoring the water at Wader Lake after oil was found.
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The Bruins begin their longest road trip of the season tonight on Long Island, riding high after Tuesday's 3-0 shutout of the Oilers, their fourth victory in five games. The Bruins are 8 points out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with 27 games remaining.
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By Robert Behre, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.  Sep. 5--The owner of Long Island, the largest undeveloped site between  James Island and Folly Beach, is trying again to develop the property and  build a bridge to it.
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By Will Elliott  To mow, or not to mow? That was one of the questions continually asked and answered during a "Habitat Day" series of seminars the Western New York Chapter of Pheasants Forever (WNYPF) held at Wilson Conservation Club on Feb. 10.
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Officials still don't know why as many as 2,500 mallard ducks have died in a bizarre cluster along a southeastern Idaho creek bed, but preliminary test results indicate a bacterial or fungal infection could be to blame, a state game official said late Thursday.
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Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt and defending champion Paradorn Srichaphan moved a step closer to a showdown at the $380,000 Long Island Cup after coming through tough quarter-finals on Friday.