wildlife

That question might surprise those who didn't realize pigeons are "a thing" in the Metro Detroit area.Immigrants from Belgium came to Detroit and brought…

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…

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Michigan is joining the federal government in appealing a decision that restores legal protections for gray wolves in the western…

The city of St. Louis, Michigan would much rather be talked about as the geographic center of the Lower Peninsula.Instead, there's a lot of focus on the…

Not much happens in the tiny Detroit suburb of Pleasant Ridge, Michigan -- I would know, because I grew up there. But last spring, an unlikely visitor…

An 8-year-old boy from Milford has been sworn in as the new boss of the Detroit Zoo's amphibian population.Jack Salvati this week began his two-year term…

Cougars were wiped out in Michigan more than 100 years ago, but a few of the big cats have been returning.The Michigan Department of Natural Resources…

The Detroit Zoo is caring for more than 1,000 turtles authorities say are tied to an international smuggling ring.According to a news release Friday from…

October is a time of falling leaves, eager trick-or-treaters, and the southward migration of the exceptionally rare Kirtland's warbler.The Kirtland's…

A petition that would allow future wolf hunts in the Upper Peninsula is headed to the state Legislature.The initiative would allow the hunts regardless of…