A conservative government watchdog group that sued state officials for documents related to the seizure and euthanasia of Peanut the squirrel is claiming those records show the plan was to seize and ...

When "Peanut" the squirrel was euthanized last fall after being seized by the state Department of Environmental Conservation in Chemung County, the news sparked an immediate backlash of public outrage ...

The internet-famous squirrel was seized by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation Wednesday over safety and ...

Mark Longo fondly remembers waking up in his south-central New York home to the pitter-patter of little feet. They didn't belong to a cat or dog, but to a squirrel named Peanut who stole the hearts of ...

New documents reveal that the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) did not initially take action to address the complaints made about the safety of Peanut the squirrel months before ...

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- Department of Environmental Conservation Acting Commissioner Amanda Lefton released a statement regarding the controversy surrounding the euthanization of “Peanut the Squirrel.” ...

New York environmental workers who came with a warrant looking for Peanut the squirrel found the scampering social media star on a bathtub. His housemate, Fred the raccoon, was in a suitcase in a ...

Peanut in the spotlight As vice president of his union and an active DEC officer, Krug had firsthand experience with the fallout from the confiscation of the squirrel. “We followed the book,” Krug ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Records recently released under freedom of information requests show complaints about ...