5+ hour, 56+ min ago   (29+ words) WXYZ Channel 7 Cormorant colony on Lake St. Clair's Dog Island divides neighbors, lawmakers, and conservationists...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (436+ words) OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. (WXYZ) — The Southeast Michigan Urban Deer Coalition and the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments launched a new survey Tuesday for Oakland County residents to share their experiences with the local deer population, as some municipalities consider expanding…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (289+ words) A three-year pilot project aimed at removing muck from Lake St. Clair will begin this fall in three areas of Macomb County. According to the Macomb County Department of Public Works, algae muck has plagued pockets of the Lake St....

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (142+ words) (WXYZ) — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking for the public’s help to locate gray foxes in the state. The DNR reports that the state has populations of the red fox and the gray fox, but says the gray…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (363+ words) WXYZ Channel 7 As we head into summer, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking residents to track turkeys across the state.The state's annual wild turkey brood survey helps wildlife biologists understand how well turkeys are reproducing across the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (180+ words) (WXYZ) — There have been 13 cougar sightings to start the first half of the year, according to the latest information from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. DNR data shows that the 13 sightings have happened on 12 different days, with the most…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (147+ words) (WXYZ) — The Detroit Zoo said three penguin chicks have recently hatched at the Polk Penguin Conservation Center. According to zoo officials, one gentoo and two macaroni penguins hatched recently. Two of the chicks are bearing reared in the main penguin…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (215+ words) (WXYZ) — The Detroit Bird Alliance and Brewery Faisan are honoring the city's "most charismatic avian resident" this weekend with a Pheasant Flock Party. The free event is taking place Saturday, June 6, at Brewery Faisan, located at 1087 Beaufait St. on Detroit's…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (235+ words) to help species recover WXYZ Channel 7 Detroit Zoo to release nearly 7K crested toad tadpoles in Puerto Rico to help species recover The Detroit Zoo is sending nearly 7,000 Puerto Rican crested toad tadpoles to a rainforest in Puerto Rico as part…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (414+ words) SALINE, Mich. (WXYZ) — Upwards of 17 million birds are moving across Michigan right now during peak spring migration season, and the state's largest specialty bird rehabilitation center is working to keep them on course. Watch Jeffrey Lindblom's video report: Marissa Jardine,…...