1+ day, 46+ min ago  (447+ words) We're well into spring, which means baby wildlife season is here. If you come across baby wildlife like fawns, bunnies or birds, the best thing you can do is leave them where they are. Animals like rabbits and fawns are…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (673+ words) A flare up of a disease that's especially lethal to wolf pups took a toll on Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park wolf numbers in 2025, reducing biologists' counts to a level last seen when wolves were still reestablishing following the species…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (637+ words) Known as the "fish hawk," ospreys depend on fish as their main food source, so their favorite nesting sites are near water. This osprey has built its nest directly above open water, with a higher spot to perch above, observed…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (211+ words) The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications for about $1 million in wildlife habitat improvement grants through June 25. The grants are available through the DNR Wildlife Habitat Grant Program, which began in 2013 and is funded from the sale of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (305+ words) How do you protect your forest for future generations? Michigan's Forest Legacy Program offers some options. This program provides the state with funding to either purchase or secure working forest conservation easements on environmentally important forest lands to ensure that…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (513+ words) LANSING " Even though the grey wolf is classified as an endangered species, a new study found that the majority of Michigan's recorded wolf deaths are caused by humans. Researchers from Michigan State University and their collaborators used GPS collar and…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (595+ words) The song is that of a humpback whale, a marine giant beloved by whale watchers for its docile nature and spectacular leaps from the water, and was recorded by scientists in March 1949 in Bermuda, said researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (434+ words) Little red squirrel pitches woo with sad brown eyes. (Karen Wils) ESCANABA " Everybody is making eyes! Just beyond our windowpanes, winks are everywhere. Flirtation is up in the air. The tree tops echo with love songs. The dance is on…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (600+ words) MARQUETTE " The city of Marquette has announced that it will be closing a portion of Peter White Drive in Presque Isle Park, beginning on Sunday, to facilitate the safe migration of the blue-spotted salamander. The closure occurs in cooperation with…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (475+ words) For Makenna Smith, the sound of a spring morning in the Upper Peninsula isn't just noise; it's a classroom experience. The student from Marquette was recently named the recipient of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) conservation scholarship, an award…...