
A collaborative effort to protect Michigan’s bat species
Entire colonies can be lost within a few years because the fungus spreads from cave to cave and from bat to bat through social grooming and close contact.

Entire colonies can be lost within a few years because the fungus spreads from cave to cave and from bat to bat through social grooming and close contact.

The DNR’s Hunters Feeding Michigan program recently yielded another deer-related benefit: In early February, five dozen pairs of insulated deerskin gloves were delivered to the Shelter of Flint, a provider of emergency shelter and transitional

U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) informed his Republican colleagues that he hopes to mark up a new federal Farm Bill the last week of February, a development that has national conservation officials

Michigan DNR reported there were a total of 31 confirmed cougar sightings across the state in 2025, the largest number of sightings since 2008.
The increase comes with a significant caveat: DNR pointed out

A Michigan animal rehab is nursing a poisoned bald eagle back to health after the bird was brought in critical condition, a television report in early February noted.

Those interested in long-term planning for Interlochen State Park in Grand Traverse County are invited to provide feedback on a new general management plan for the park.
The public input process is essential to

Perceptions that a one-buck bag limit would improve deer hunting in Michigan are being challenged by an example of the regulation in Drummond Island.
A one-buck limit has been in effect on the 125-square

This year’s sturgeon season on Michigan’s Black Lake (in Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties) ended at 8:48 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7.
The season, which included spearing and hook-and-line fishing, was scheduled to run Feb.

Nearly two years ago, a 63-year-old ice angler struggled for his life on Michigan’s Lake Gogebic, repeatedly falling into the icy surface.
A team from several Michigan agencies worked together to rescue Paul Boehm
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