The legislative session ended Sunday, May 17, and throughout the session the Minnesota DNR pursued several priorities. While it achieved some goals, others will need to wait until 2027.
Bob Meier, assistant DNR commissioner,
A flare up of a disease that’s especially lethal to wolf pups took a toll on Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park wolf numbers in 2025, reducing biologists’ counts to a level last seen when wolves
The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee the management of a quarter-billion acres of public lands on Monday, as the administration pushes ahead with more mining and drilling while reversing conservation plans.<br
Minnesota lawmakers approved funding recommendations from the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources for projects across the state – except one.
Senators passed an amendment stripping Friends of the Boundary Waters of this year’s funding
A new long-range state muskellunge plan will shift focus from finding new muskie waters to improving existing fisheries.
The Minnesota DNR says the plan will help guide the agency until 2040 through a series
Minnesota’s turkey harvest through Monday of this week is down almost 12% from the same time last year, but hunters are still on pace to kill the third most birds in state history this spring.<br
Skip the sonar and snorkels.
Underwater drones could be the future of monitoring freshwater fisheries. David Argent, a PennWest California University fisheries and wildlife sciences professor, used a drone last year to evaluate aquatic
A black bear roaming Michigan’s Wayne County in mid-May caught the attention of residents, some who initially mistook the bear for a big cat.
State wildlife officials who confirmed the sighting were somewhat surprised,
Prior to the May 13 meeting of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission, a retired DNR wildlife biologist who has remained active by serving on a deer habitat group sent a letter voicing opinions to proposed
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