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I (peli)can't believe it: Pelicans' remarkable disappearing act
8+ hour, 28+ min ago (27+ words) Pam Perry, retired DNR non-game wildlife biologist, joined KAXE staff phenologist John Latimer and Heidi Holtan to talk about warblers, pelicans, and the Merlin birding app....
Senate votes to cut funding for Friends of the Boundary Waters; Klobuchar's Rural Broadband Protection Act becomes law
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (56+ words) KAXE Senate votes to cut funding for Friends of the Boundary Waters; Klobuchar's Rural Broadband Protection Act becomes law Plus: Minnesota partners want you to help track wildlife collisions; and DNR upgrades four fishing piers in Northern Minnesota....
Have you felt the intimidating presence of a Sharp-shinned Hawk?
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (126+ words) This report is brought to you by Cassidee, Mabel and the students from St. Henry's Area School in Perham and St. Joseph Catholic School in Grand Rapids. Funding for this project was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources…...
Can you hear the peepers sing?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (181+ words) Fun fact: The average spring peeper is about as loud as a lawnmower, at about 90 d B. In contrast, if you shrunk a human down to spring peeper size (about 4 grams), put them in a quiet room, and told them to…...
Robins love it when you go off-roading in snowy weather
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (99+ words) Funding for this project was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR). "The mix of humor, solid information, and approachable science is perfect. It's like having a…...
Keep an eye out for the season's first butterflies!
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (99+ words) Funding for this project was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR). "The mix of humor, solid information, and approachable science is perfect. It's like having a…...
Why birds' ears change with the seasons
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (158+ words) In this episode, hosts Charlie Mitchell and Chelsey Perkins revisit dinosaur songs and discuss inadvertent scientific discoveries. Send us a voice memo through Speak Pipe! Why birds' ears change with the seasons In this episode, hosts Charlie Mitchell and Chelsey…...
Cranes, kestrels, Killdeer: March migrators move in, and how to track them
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (247+ words) March is a month for birds with names that start with a 'k' sound: Cranes, kestrels, and Killdeer all reappear in Minnesota throughout the month. In this month's interview with wildlife biologist Pam Perry, we get updates on her observations…...
Lawmakers discuss refreshing fund that pays farmers for wolf, elk damage
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (537+ words) ST. PAUL " Farmers whose livestock is killed by wolves or whose crops and fences are damaged by elk would see continuing help from the state under a bill debated by a Minnesota House committee during the third week of the…...
Cass Lake area conservation officer named 2025 Officer of the Year
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (393+ words) CAMP RIPLEY " The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Enforcement Division named Conservation Officer Patrick Mc Gowan the 2025 Conservation Officer of the Year. Mc Gowan and four other COs received awards during a late February ceremony at Camp Ripley. Mc Gowan…...