A special season is under way to trap river otters in the eastern portion of New York State and release the animals at nine locations in the central and western sections of the state. Read More...

In Suburbs, the Batman Meets His Villain; As Awareness About Rabies Grows, More Business for This Crusader
New York Times Article
September 29, 2000

When the furry winged creature, its teeth as small and sharp as needles, swooped through her bedroom here in the middle of the night, Gina Grieco shrieked, pulled the sheets over her head and told her husband to call 911. First the police came, trapping the big brown bat, one of two species common in these parts. Then they summoned Jim Dreisacker, a.k.a. the batman, who rides to the rescue day and night in Westchester County, combining the skills of a wildlife trapper, a contractor, a therapist and a mordant comedian. Read More...

County Lines; Squirrel Trouble
New York Times Article
January 6, 2002

When I moved here from Washington, five summers ago, I was surprised to find that my old house in Pelham, an easy jog from the Bronx border, had some extra boarders. A skunk lived under the porch, and raccoons were so accustomed to feasting on our garbage that they viewed me as the nuisance. Whenever I'd stomp onto the deck with a flashlight, they'd look at me blankly, then scamper away -- only to return a few moments after I had gotten back into bed. (Both disappeared shortly after the neighbor got a dog, and we got a cat.) Read More...