Nature NYC

July 2019

• New York Becomes First State to Officially Ban Declawing Cats — See Photos (EcoWatch, 7/23/19).

June 2019

• NYC Council Passes Legislation Demanding Immediate Response to Climate Crisis (CNN, 6/27/19).

• New York State to Adopt Plan to Slash Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050 — See Photos (The New York Times, 6/18/19).

• Deadly Tick-Borne Powassan Disease Killing More People in NY than Any Other State — See Photo (New York City Patch, 6/10/19).

• NYC Passes Ban on Declawing Cats (The New York Times, 6/4/19). Read more here, here and here.

• Weed-Eating Goats Brought to NYC to Clear Patch of Riverside Park Work So Fast Some Get Sent Home — See Photo (New York City Patch, 6/4/19).

• Cleaner Waters Drawing More Whales to NYC — See Photos (The Guardian, 6/3/19).

May 2019

• Manhattanhenge Returns — See Photos (EarthSky, 5/29/19).

• Subadult Male Great White Cabot Maybe Did, Maybe Didn’t Swim into Long Island Sound — See Photo & Video (Live Science, 5/23/19).

• Proposed Ban of Selling Fur in NYC Meets Stiff Resistance — See Photos (The New York Times, 5/15/19). Read more, see another photo here.

• 2 of 4 Eggs Hatch in Financial District Peregrine Falcon Nest – See Photos & Live Bird Cam (New York City Patch, 5/6/19).

April 2019

Black-legged tick, aka deer tick / CDC, AP, New York City Patch / Click for more.

• Spring Bird Migration Brings Winged Visitors to NYC — See Photo & Video (New York City Patch, 4/14/19).

• Magnitude 3.0 Quake Strikes Southeast of Hamptons — See News Report (NBC Connecticut, 4/9/19).

• Report: New York State Third Highest in Lyme Disease (New York City Patch, 4/8/19).

• New York States Passes Ban on Single Use Plastics — See Photos (EcoWatch, 4/1/19).

March 2019

Mayor de Blasio's $10 billion plan to protect NYC waterfront / NYC Mayor's Office, New York Magazine / Click for more.

• Beautiful Great Blue Heron Newest Star of Central Park — See Photo (New York City Patch, 3/20/19).

• NYC Students Strike for the Climate — See Photos (Earther, 3/15/19).

• Bill de Blasio Announces Plan to Protect Lower Manhattan from Climate-Crisis Flooding — See Maps & Graphs (New York, 3/13/19). Read more here.

• NY Legislators Move to End Sales of Puppies, Cats, Rabbits in Pet Stores (PR Newswire, 3/11/19). Read more, see video reports here and here.

• NYC Health Dept Warning: Rabid Raccoons Found in Inwood, SouthBronx, Staten Island — See News Report (CBS Local, 3/8/19). Read more here.