endangered species

For the first time in the U.S., a bumble bee has been listed as an endangered species. It’s called the rusty patched bumble bee. The species is no longer…

Endangered species are waiting in long lines for the federal government to make a decision.That’s the conclusion of a study in the journal Biological…

You might’ve heard about cougars being spotted in Michigan. There are also cougars out west and there’s the Florida panther. But what we’re talking about…

A trio of Peregrine falcon chicks will have a big day Monday in Lansing.The chicks were born in early May, high atop the Lansing Board of Water and…

RJ Wolcott of the Grand Rapids Press spoke with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Vince Cavalieri about the return of the piping plover. The endangered…

Gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region went back on the federal endangered species list last December. That's when a federal judge vacated the U.S.…

A recent report from the National Audubon Society points to troubling times ahead for our bird population.Climate change could make some huge changes for…

The Kirtland’s warbler is starting its migration from Michigan to the Caribbean.By the time the song birds return to their Michigan breeding grounds next…

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - State Natural Resources officials say two Bay County men face charges after a cougar was illegally killed in Michigan's Upper…

North America has the most diverse population of freshwater mussels in the world. There are roughly 300 species. But almost 40 have gone extinct in recent…