Above: Animal Planet's coverage of past Cat'n Around Catskill displays on "Must Love Cats."

This weekend, Catskill’s cat-loving population purred and flocked to the streets as part of the Cat’n Around Catskill 2012.

The number of cats shown this year might have been smaller than previous six showings, but 43 decorated fiberglass cats adorned the streets of Catskill as part of the summer-long arts event that has had more than 300 feline artwork displays in all.

This year’s litter included a creation that looked like a rooster, another that resembled a soda vending machine, one shimmering in knight's armor and another that looked like a jack-o-lantern, according to an article in The Daily Freeman.

The cat creations will be auctioned off at an annual gala at Historic Catskill Point on Sept. 30. The proceeds will be split between the artists and arts education, animal welfare, local non-profits, local food banks and future Catskill promotions.

Christopher Mooney took this up-close-and-personal photo of a cecropia moth this Memorial Day weekend.

There have been reports that Mothra has invaded the Catskills – well, not exactly.  Godzilla’s classic movie monster nemesis hasn’t come rampaging through the Catskills, but it seems the closest thing has. This photo, taken in Bovina, shows an eye-catching female cecropia moth.

With a wing span of almost six inches, the cecropia is the largest moth in North America. The cecropia has swirls of burnt orange and cream bursts across its wingspan, and dramatic grey and black eye-like spots. But don’t blink if you want to get a view of these beautiful insects: The adult moths only live for a week or two and tend to only come out at night.

A week-long Department of Environmental Conservation investigation led to the raid of a West Coxsackie Chinese restaurant that allegedly poached fish from the Hudson River and Coxsackie Reservoir.

DEC police said Dragon Garden, located on Route 9W in Coxsackie, had nearly one dozen striped bass filets, 24 undersized crappies, one largemouth bass and several bags of frozen striper parts on the premises – all of which are illegal to possess commercially.

None of the crappies found by the DEC met the state-minimum of nine inches in order to be harvested, and police are still attempting to find a fine for the other poached fish.

If the total value of the fish exceeds $250, it is considered a misdemeanor, however if the value is higher than $1,500, it would be considered a felony.

“We have to document the evidence, we have to take pictures of it, inventory it and weigh it,” Environmental Conservation Lt. Kevin J. Beiter told The Daily Mail. “We try to determine some kind of value, if it was one fish versus 100 fish, what kind of a value are we looking at.”