
Nature Smart: Rebounding pelicans
There are some birds that seem almost too improbable to be real.
The American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) is one of them. With a wingspan stretching nearly 9 feet and a bill that’s absurdly

There are some birds that seem almost too improbable to be real.
The American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) is one of them. With a wingspan stretching nearly 9 feet and a bill that’s absurdly

Birds lack sweat glands, so they use several other physiological strategies to cool down in hot weather – note how the osprey in Darlene Herbster’s photo is panting to shed body heat.

My dad’s oldest brother, Donnie, worked at Kellogg’s cereals in Battle Creek, Mich.
Each summer, he pulled his boat and its twin 50-hp Mercury engines 320 miles to a cabin he and Aunt Jeanie

We talked about wolf kills on pets and livestock in this spot last issue, and the fact that the Wisconsin DNR fund that pays for those losses could run short.
I wonder if many

It’s sort of hard to imagine, but in the five decades I’ve been roaming around Wisconsin’s outdoors there are still a few things I haven’t done. Fishing for whitefish, whether it be by ice or

From Alaska, where he worked and hunted for years before moving to Shell Lake, Wis., Steve Hemshrot’s passion for all things outdoors hasn’t abated.
Proof of this is reflected in his hunting a mature

Devils Lake and the bluffs surrounding the lake serve as the centerpiece for Devils Lake State Park, which sees more than 2.5 million visitors a year, making Devils Lake the most visited state park in
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Wisconsin published in the Aug. 21, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.

Wisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR wardens. These reports are from the Aug. 21, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
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