Four new king penguins have been added to the over 60 penguins at Central Park Zoo (east side of the park, near 64th), according to the zoo’s press release. The four male penguins, Lyle, Slappy, Will, and Robert, have joined the other kings, gentoos, and chinstraps, and are enjoying getting acclimated to their new habitat. [...]
It’s another great week of events at the American Museum of Natural History (Central Park West at 79th). It all starts today with “The Message Behind the Music,” a free program that will explore the transformative power of song and the shifting cultural influences that drive musical styles. Come as Broadway actor/singer James Stovall presents [...]
It’s time for the second annual “Naked” Polar Bear Cruise! Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises and the Coney Island Polar Bear Club are joining in hosting the event, taking place on Saturday, February 27th, to benefit the Wildlife Conservation Society. Hop on a Circle Line Cruise and join participating passengers, who are encouraged to strip down [...]
Is it us, or is the Upper West Side becoming a wildlife refuge? Last month, we reported on the increasing abundance of rabid raccoons in Central Park. Then came the coyote sighting in Central Park last week and the triple-coyote sighting at Columbia University over the weekend. The gross rat problem in Verdi Square has [...]
Gothamist reports that Verdi Square (the triangle bordered by Broadway, Amsterdam, and 73rd) has become so infested with rats that the Parks Department is calling for backup. The department claims to be sending an additional staff person to the square for cleaning twice a day, upping the cleaning frequency to as much as three times [...]
Three coyotes have been spotted on Columbia University’s campus, according to several news sources. The first sighting, occurring in front of Lewisohn Hall (near the campus entrance at Broadway and 116th), was reported to 911 and Columbia’s authorities yesterday morning. At least one other sighting came in yesterday, raising concern that the wild animals may [...]
A coyote has been spotted in Central Park this week, according to several sources. The coyote sightings have been coming into the media, the Central Park Conservancy, and the Parks Department (via 311). Some have spotted the animal near 7th Avenue and Central Park South, whith another sighting on the ice of The Pool, located [...]
30 inspectors from the U.S. Department of Agriculture began looking for evidence of the Asian Longhorned Beetle in Central Park last week, according to the Central Park Conservancy. The inspectors will spend three weeks total looking for telltale marks of the pest: oval scars on tree bark, dime-sized exit holes, and dead tree branches. Over [...]
Back in October, we reported that the Central Park Zoo (in the park, near East 64th) welcomed four new additions to their menagerie: mini-Nubian goats. The goats, a cross between Nigerian dwarf and full-sized Nubian goats, settled into their new digs at the Tisch Children’s Zoo from upstate. Well now there’s even more floppy-eared cuteness… [...]
Eight new rabid raccoons were found in Central Park in the last two weeks alone, DNAinfo reports. The Health Department announced the discovery of the eight cases, adding to the 12 reported in 2009, signaling a dramatic increase over years past, when only a single rabid raccoon was reported from 2003 to 2008. The Health [...]
