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Displaying 11 Finding Aids
Title
- Wildlife Management and Pathology audiovisual records
Series Number
- B2755
Summary
- This series contains the audiovisual records of the program areas of wildlife management and pathology. Records consists of a variety of formats including audio cassettes, VHS and U-matic videotapes, 16 mm film, and 8 mm videocassettes. Topics include animal reintroductions and sittings; diseases in animals including rabies and the West Nile Virus; environmental conditions in dumps and landfills; and footage of a variety of animals including bats, deer, bears, moose, and wood rats.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Bear management program subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B2754
Summary
- This series consists of subject, correspondence, and administrative records regarding bear population tracking and management in regions of New York State including the Allegany State Park, the Catskill Mountains, the Adirondack Mountains, and Western New York.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Herpetological atlas subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B2713
Summary
- This series documents the ten-year duration of the Amphibian and Reptile Atlas Project, as well as other smaller-scale surveys of amphibian and reptile populations occurring outside the time frame of the project. Records include correspondence, photos, field notes, and survey data collection forms.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife
Access Restrictions
- Access to records which identify habitats of rare, threatened, or endangered species is restricted in accordance with Environmental Conservation Law Sections 3-0301(2)(r) and 11-0539(4).
Title
- State Wildlife Pathologist site investigation files
Series Number
- B2668
Summary
- This series consists of environmental site investigations conducted by State Wildlife Pathologist, Ward Stone. Investigations relate to a wide variety of environmental issues and sites. Records include correspondence, email, memorandums, toxicology reports and data sheets, contracted test results, maps, specimen chain of custody sheets, newspaper clippings, and color photographs and 35mm slides.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Wildlife management reports
Series Number
- B2669
Summary
- This series consists of reports related to wildlife and habitat management programs of the Department of Conservation (later Department of Environmental Conservation). The series includes New York State reports submitted in compliance with the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937 (Pittman-Robertson Act).
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Wildlife management maps
Series Number
- B2704
Summary
- This series consists of a wide variety of maps and overlays of New York State's wildlife management areas, used by various units within the Department of Environmental Conservation's Bureau of Wildlife.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Hunting, fishing, and trapping publications
Series Number
- B2705
Summary
- This series consists of published Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) guides pertaining to the regulation of small and big game hunting; fishing; and trapping. Also included is a small collection of fiscal report pamphlets from the Conservation Fund Advisory Council and its successor, the Conservation Fund Advisory Board, as well as two copies of "A History of Small Game Season in New York State" from 1963 and 1970.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Pathology/necropsy related index cards and registers
Series Number
- B2779
Summary
- Records consist of index cards with information related to wildlife necropsies (autopsies). Files appear to be the earliest Department of Environmental (DEC) records related to wildlife necropsies in New York State. Information consists of raw laboratory observations and data. Records document government efforts to document, track, and mitigate wildlife disease.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Herpetological atlas data cards
Series Number
- B2714
Summary
- This series consists of approximately 25,000 data cards which were used by Herpetological Atlas Project volunteers to record observations of herpetofauna (amphibians and reptiles). Information recorded on each card includes the names of species observed, the date and location of observation, and the contact information of the volunteer who submitted the card.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife
Access Restrictions
- Records relating to the locations of species may be restricted under New York State Environmental Conservation Law §3-0301(2)(r) and §11-0539(4).
Title
- Bureau of Wildlife reference slide collection
Series Number
- B2749
Summary
- This series consists of binders of 35 mm color slides which relate to the activities of the Wildlife Pathology Unit and Endangered Species Unit within the Bureau of Wildlife.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Bureau of Wildlife aerial photographs and film for research functions
Series Number
- B2796
Summary
- This series consists of aerial photographs and film, as well as videotapes, produced at various times by state and federal agencies. The images are primarily used by Department of Environmental Conservation Bureau of Wildlife staff and other employees of the agency as a source of baseline data to make several environmentally related comparisons between past and present conditions.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife
Access Restrictions
- Aerial film and videos in this series cannot be played on current technology available at the State Archives and may require digitization by an external vendor to facilitate access. Researchers interested in accessing such items should contact the State Archives prior to visiting onsite.