A buck-and-doe piebald pair was photographed in the Long Island Pine Barrens. Experts say piebalds are rare and explain how to watch and report sightings.

A Dover Plains trailhead has been blocked after a private landowner closed the Route 22 right‑of‑way, leaving the historic Dover Stone Church unreachable. Town officials and conservation partners are negotiating to reopen access.

Neighbors at a Monday meeting warned that a conceptual Leu Gardens master plan — including a bigger visitor center, lakefront dining and a pavilion — could alter the park’s quiet character.

A small alligator wandered into a busy Lake Houston intersection Monday, briefly stopping traffic before deputies relocated it to a nearby pond.

Heavy rains and a newly rebuilt spillgate sent water back into Lake Placid after years of a dry lakebed, with residents reporting a roughly 20.5‑inch rise and boats returning to the water.

Neighbors filmed deputies and a licensed trapper removing a large alligator from a Wesley Chapel driveway. Officials say the animal was secured and removed by crews.

A dead whale was found floating off San Diego County and towed offshore by lifeguards; officials warned beachgoers as sharks and other scavengers were sighted nearby.

Cleveland Metroparks will add roughly 28 acres at Euclid Beach and a county‑backed waterfront trail is slated to move into construction after a May 4 ceremonial groundbreaking.

Highway 1 through Big Sur is fully open again, restoring the classic Carmel‑to‑San Simeon drive. Here’s a tight guide to top stops, hikes and travel tips for Bay Area readers.

A hiker reported a bear in Rockville Hills Regional Park on April 26. City and county officials urged residents to secure trash, keep pets inside and report sightings.

Five protected bald eagles were found dead on Michigan’s Garden Peninsula between April 3 and April 17. State and federal investigators are working to determine the cause.

Surveillance footage shows multiple black bears moving through a backyard in Ashtabula County on April 26, underscoring rising sightings across northeast Ohio.

Winter 2026 counts put Isle Royale at about 37 wolves and 524 moose; researchers recorded no calves and say summer fieldwork will be crucial.