To keep a wild animal, it must be registered as an educational animal, according to information published by the DEC. Mark Longo said he was working to get Peanut certified as an educational animal so ...

Bomb threats have been made to eight DEC facilities across the state of New York following the death of Peanut the Squirrel.

Internet-famous Peanut the squirrel was euthanized after NY wildlife officials seized him from his owner’s home, sparking ...

It’s tough to think that a squirrel might tilt the presidential election, but it’s 2024, so here we are. It all started last week, when an Instagram-famous rodent named Peanut was taken from a house ...

Outrage over Peanut the Squirrel's death has sparked bomb threats directed at New York state offices of the agency that ...

The law would be an amendment to the New York State Environmental Conservation Law over animal seizure rules after the ...

Acting on complaints, the DEC confiscated Peanut and Fred, claiming the animals were being kept illegally in an unsafe ...

A New York State Assemblyman has introduced a new law after an internet-famous squirrel was euthanized in Upstate New York.

Peanut the Squirrel s seizure and euthanization by New York officials has sparked blowback from President Donald Trump s running mate and various public figures, with the deceased pet now serving as ...

Troopers probe threats made in the wake of the conservation department's upstate raid that ended with the Instagram-famous squirrel's euthanization.

On November 4, 2024, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) in New Paltz received a bomb threat ...

State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) employees were advised to work from home Monday and Tuesday as police ...