Mark Longo and his wife filed a lawsuit against state Department of Environmental Conservation and other agencies for the ...

PINE CITY, N.Y. (WENY) -- A major update in the ongoing lawsuits from "Peanut the Squirrel's" owner, Mark Longo. The man at ...

Mark Longo, center, and his wife Daniela Bittner, left, speak during a news conference at the state capitol building, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Michael Hill) ...

Bittner revealed to searchers the raccoon was in an upstairs closet. Fred was in an open suitcase on the floor, which was zipped closed and moved to give workers room to transfer the raccoon into ...

His wife, Daniela Bittner, eventually admitted to investigators that Fred was in the upstairs closet, according to the DEC documents, which show that P’Nut was found in an upstairs bathtub.

Peanut, also known as P’nut, was the star of the sanctuary run by Mark Longo and Daniela Bittner in Southport near the Pennsylvania line.

Mark Longo, center, and his wife Daniela Bittner, left, speak during a news conference at the state capitol building, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Michael Hill) ...

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, also known as P'nut, was the star of the sanctuary run by Mark Longo and Daniela Bittner in Southport near the Pennsylvania line. Online videos show the squirrel skittering on Longo’s ...

Mark Longo, center, and his wife Daniela Bittner, left, speak during a news conference at the state capitol building, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Michael Hill) ...