City releases new report on controversial Staten Island deer vasectomy program; is it working?
Updated Mar 04, 2021;
Posted Mar 04, 2021
Veterinarian Nathan Kotschwar of White Buffalo Inc. performs a deer vasectomy in the woods north of Owl Hollow Soccer Fields in Arden Heights on Oct. 17, 2017. Staff-ShotStaff-Shot
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Five years into the city’s deer vasectomy program, the city says there has been a “sizable decrease” in the total deer population on Staten Island, which could lead to a major drop in numbers if the program is maintained.
While the data collected during that time and recently released in a report titled Managing Deer Impacts on Staten Island shows a reduction in the number of deer and vehicle collisions, Lyme disease cases, and the number of ticks, some of the data is inconclusive and without important context, Borough President James Oddo and Deputy Borough President Ed Burke said.
Groundhog Day 2021 accuracy rate: Bet on Staten Island Chuck to be right
Updated Feb 01, 2021;
Posted Feb 01, 2021
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. If only Staten Island Chuck published a bettor’s guide.
Chuck, of the Staten Island Zoo, rolls into Tuesday’s virtual Groundhog Day ceremony on a heater. The West Brighton-based prognosticator has been making the right picks for the past few years, correctly predicting 10 of the last 11 years.
On Feb. 2, 2020, a month or so before the coronavirus (COVID-19) rattled North America, Richmond County’s beloved groundhog accurately predicted an early spring in front of a large crowd at the Zoo.
Groundhog Day 2021 controversy: Staten Island Chuck goes virtual, but where was the snow?
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
Posted Feb 02, 2021
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. While hundreds would normally flock to the Staten Island Zoo in West Brighton to watch Staten Island Chuck give his annual Groundhog Day prediction, this year was different due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Instead, people gathered virtually Tuesday morning to watch the Zoo’s live stream of the celebration since the event was closed to the public due to the virus.
Shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday, the Facebook Live video showed the borough’s favorite, furry prognosticator crawl out of his burrow in search of his shadow, but to no avail. Zoo executive director Ken Mitchell was joined by Brian Gomez, vice president of Investors Bank, the event’s sponsor, who held up a “Spring is Coming” sign.