Critters of New York

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We're So Bat: NYC's Nocturnal Creatures Are Making a Comeback

We're So Bat: NYC's Nocturnal Creatures Are Making a Comeback

After a deadly fungus decimated the bat population, a passionate community is helping them recover.

Jessy Edwards

April 20, 2026

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A spotted lanternfly on top of what appears to be metal mesh.

Get Ready for a Hot Spotted Lanternfly Summer

Esther Wang

June 30, 2023

An illustration of feral cats and headlines about rescue cat organizations.

Cat Fight

Katie Way

June 22, 2023

A southern flying squirrel, with its patagia visible, on a window ledge in NYC.

Flying Squirrels? NYC’s Got ‘Em

Russell Jacobs

May 29, 2023

Pale Male, a red-tailed hawk, on a tree in NYC.

RIP (Maybe Again?) to Pale Male, the NYC Hawk Who Lived a Life of Fame and Tragedy

Esther Wang

May 17, 2023

John Painz with a colony of pigeons on the west side of the Lincoln Tunnel area while on pigeon patrol in Manhattan, New York

John Painz Has to Help the Pigeons

Hannah Teich

March 07, 2023

Chris Nagy, wildlife biologist and the co-founder of the Gotham Coyote Project, with his dog Ethan. In both Ferry Point Park

One Step Behind the Coyotes of NYC

Aaron Short

February 27, 2023

Flaco, a Eurasian eagle-owl, perched on a tree branch in Central Park.

Many Birders Are Wondering: Will Flaco Fuck?

Scott Heins

February 24, 2023

A single herring lying on the ground.

An Ode to Herring, Once NYC’s Most Abundant Fish

Russell Jacobs

February 17, 2023

The Bathtub Rat Came From Above

The Bathtub Rat Came From Above

Rick Paulas

February 10, 2023

Bald Eagles Are Back in NYC and Waging War on Our Beautiful Herons

Bald Eagles Are Back in NYC and Waging War on Our Beautiful Herons

Rebecca McCray

February 03, 2023

Tufted titmouse.

Tufted Titmice Return: All the Feathered Celebs at the Central Park Christmas Bird Count

Aaron Short

December 23, 2022