wildlife

Fish populations native to Michigan such as lake sturgeon, walleye, and lake whitefish have been declining in recent years.As a result, the Great Lakes…

Why did the turtle cross the road? The answer is that it is just that time of the year again. Michigan's turtles are hitting the roads to go and lay their…

Bats with white-nose syndrome have been found in Mackinac and Dickinson counties in the Upper Peninsula and Alpena County in northern lower Michigan.The…

The last time I checked, the ice bridge to Isle Royale had not fully formed, but there's an ice bridge now.Michigan Technological University's Rolf…

Update: Friday, February 7, 2014The ice bridge to Isle Royale has formed. See our post here.Original post: January 9, 2014Wolves first came to Isle Royale…

Every year, some snowy owls make their way south from their Arctic homeland in search of food, and some of us here in the Great Lakes region have been…

Wolves are doing fine in many parts of the Upper Midwest, so much so that people are hunting them now.But a protected population of wolves on Isle Royale…

The season will run from Nov. 15 until Dec. 31 — unless 43 of the state’s estimated 658 wolves are killed before the end of December. That’s the limit set…

For some people it’s not geese flying south… or robins… but another much bigger bird that signals winter is on its way.This past weekend a couple dozen or…

With the chill in the air now, you might guess that most hummingbirds would have ditched Michigan for a more tropical place.The Ruby-throated hummingbird…