NYS Trooper Releases Barred Owl He Rescued Off 1-87
Talk about coming full circle. A New York State Trooper released a Barred Owl he rescued in the Hudson Valley.
The owl was lucky Trooper Christopher Markwica, was on duty as he saved his life. The wounded owl spent about a month being rehabilitated by North Country Wild Care after being rescued from I-87.
North Country Wild Care is a nonprofit organization created to assist Wildlife Rehabilitators in the Schenectady, Warren, Washington, Saratoga, Albany, Rensselaer, Montgomery, Fulton and Essex Counties of New York.
Credit - New York State Police
North Country Wild Care helps with injured and orphaned wildlife in upstate New York. They rehabilitate the injured animals while keeping them wild and release them back into their natural habitat. They work with all types of animals, including squirrels, rabbits, deer, skunks, opossum, bobcats, foxes, chipmunks, porcupines, and birds of all kinds, including hawks, eagles and ow
UTICA The New York State Department of Transportation will have roadwork in the Mohawk Valley for the week beginning today, according to a news release.
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The soundness of the Mario Cuomo Bridge north of New York City should be investigated following reports of a potential cover-up over allegedly defective bolts, a New York Democrat told Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in a letter this week.
The bridge, which carries travelers across the Hudson River, is named for a late former governor of New York who was the father of current New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The elder Cuomo died on New Year s Day in 2015 at age 82.
In his letter, U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., asks Buttigieg to use your authority to open an investigation into these claims and [I] implore you to work with the New York State Department of Transportation to ensure proper inspections are conducted to assure the public of the safety of the bridge.