New York State Troopers Help Mooove Two Ssssuspects
Snake in the House
Forget about snakes on a plane. One resident found a snake in her living room. Trooper Jose Mazareigo took this scaly ssssussspect into custody after capturing it with what looks like a pair of kitchen tongs. Hey, you use whatever is handy.
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Moo-ving Cows
Just call Trooper Erica Page the cow whisperer. She recently dealt with some udder-ly stubborn cows who refused to moo-ve after they escaped from their pasture. Trooper Page eventually led them back home.
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Eagle Rescue
This isn t the first time a New York State Trooper helped rescue an animal. Trooper Christopher Markwica saved a Barred Owl after it was found injured on I-87 in the North Hudson area. It spent a month at the North Country Wild Care before Trooper Markwica released it back into the wild.
A bald eagle, injured on the side of a busy New York road, is safe thanks to a New York State Trooper.
A driver noticed the injured bird and contacted the State Police. Trooper Bryan Whalen responded and noticed the bald eagle on the side of State Route 17 in the Town of Blooming Grove. The eagle appeared noticeably injured, said State Police.
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Trooper Whalen used his Division issued jacket and a K9 Trooper’s bite sleeve to corral the eagle and safely put it into a kennel that was provided by the Warwick Valley Animal Rescue. The Eagle was transferred to Officer Nicole Duchene from the Department of Environmental Conservation who transported the eagle to a Rehab Facility in New Paltz to be taken care of. Job well done by Trooper Whalen.
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.
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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