wildlife

Residents of an Upper West Side building made the tragic discovery, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society.

Green roofs provide urban habitats for wildlife as well as benefits for humans, including protection against floods, heat and cold. But less than 1% of New York City's potential building top spaces utilize them.

According to Gotham Coyote Project, the furry canids are adapting to human food, changing their family habits and swimming through the East River.

Greenidge Generation, a cryptocurrency farm housed in a natural gas plant, has remained open while it appeals a denied air permit. It now faces questions around its water permit and its potential destruction of aquatic wildlife.

Scientists at CUNY and the American Museum of Natural History warn that as they learn more about the incredible evolutionary traits of these iceberg-dwelling fish, time is not on their side.

"Over the last several decades coyotes have been expanding their natural range in response to ample food and open habitat," the Parks Department said.

The latest edition of The Squirrel Census counted at 24 parks across Brooklyn and Manhattan. But outside of the wildlife counting, it could hold lessons about adapting to climate change.

New York City tends to quiet down in the winter, but the critters inhabiting its parks still manage to keep wildlife technician Marty Woess running around.

Over the years, many have tried to combat New York City's rat problem, but where man has failed, nature has succeeded.

"It was adorable, a real Brooklyn-steps-up sort of moment, New Yorkers taking charge."