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This broad category encompasses fish. It is further divided on the main menu with tags for mammals, insects, amphibians, birds, mussels, invaders and endangered wildlife.
Billions of cicadas will emerge in the Midwest this spring during a once-in-a lifetime event, but you may want to keep them off the menu.
Research shows the insects contain surprisingly high levels of mercury.
The Kirtland’s warbler has an expansive conservation program, draws tourists from across the globe and even has an annual festival in Roscommon, Michigan.
Yet what is perhaps Michigan’s most well-known endangered bird is slated to lose its name.
Two Pennsylvania farmers have been found guilty of poisoning over two dozen migratory birds with a restricted substance.
Many species of birds are declining in North America and many are at risk of extinction, Macdonald said.
An endangered Great Lakes shorebird that has survived earlier threats to its habitat now faces new challenges.
Report a banded plover and learn more at the Great Lakes Piping Plover website.
With holiday travel approaching, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is urging dog owners to be aware of a “mystery illness” that is sweeping the nation.
The illness affects dogs’ respiratory systems, causing an unusual increase in coughing, sneezing, loss of appetite, eye and nasal discharge, fever and lethargy.
The turtles had a long journey ahead.
They fought for 45 miles against the strong Kalamazoo River current. They left the river and walked up and over a dam blocking their path.
Sturgeon can live 50 years or more in rivers and lakes, but the first six months of one sturgeon’s life will be spent in Katie Bryant’s seventh grade science classroom.
The kids love the program, and they’re “all about feeding the fish and taking care of the fish,” Bryant said.
A recent study discovered a fast evolution of coronavirus in free-ranging white-tailed deer throughout Ohio. It implied possible animal-to-human transmission.
The study, published this year in August, found that the virus SARS-CoV-2 was introduced from humans to white-tailed deer more than 30 times in Ohio from November 2021 to March 2022.
A deer with chronic wasting disease has been found in Ogemaw County — a county that had never seen the disease before.
And that worries the Department of Natural Resources.
The state’s Natural Resources Commission wants to know more before deciding whether to allow the hunting of wolves – if Michigan’s largest predator is taken off the federal endangered species list.
They are one of the most controversial animals in the state, according to Brian Roell, a Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist.