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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) - The state is stepping up efforts to control the tick population in an attempt to reduce the spread of Lyme disease.

ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) - Maybe you've seen it in your home; the oval-shaped brown marmorated stink bug. It’s hard shell looks like a shield. It gets its name from the strong scent it releases as a defense against predators. Some compare it to the aroma of cilantro.

Piping plovers are little shorebirds, and they're an endangered species in the Great Lakes region. But they’re making a comeback thanks to conservation…

PBS KIDS celebrates Earth Month with its annual Explore the Outdoors initiative and a special week of Nature Cat, Splash and Bubbles, and Wild Kratts…

ITHACA, NY (WSKG) - The emerald ash borer has infested several trees in the City of Ithaca. Just a week after one tree in Cornell's Arnot forest was found to have ash borers, entomologist Mark Whitmore confirmed them in a tree in downtown Ithaca. Whitmore calls this is big news.

HARRISBURG,PA (WITF) -- A recent proposal to cut costs at the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has drawn some controversy.

GREAT LAKES TODAY - Out on farmland in western New York, near the shore of Lake Erie, is Five & 20 Spirits and Brewing. Here, they make more than just booze. They also raise fish.

ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI)When an orangutan at the Seneca Park Zoo recently had an echocardiogram, there was both a veterinarian and a cardiologist who normally treats humans at his side.

Scientists might have found a new way to combat white-nose syndrome, a disease caused by a fungus killing millions of bats in the U.S. and Canada.

This has to be one of the most Zen-like videos of the year: a snowy owl riding the icy waves of Lake Ontario. Now, it's a hit on social media.