The Michigan DNR is looking for signs of wolves in the northern lower peninsula and they want your help.The DNR is accepting ...

Dead wild birds recently sampled across several Lower Peninsula counties are suspected to be positive for bird flu.

A deadly strain of Bird Flu continues to spread across Lower Michigan, including at the Fennville Farm Unit at the Allegan State Game Area.

If you're wondering why you're seeing — or smelling — skunks out and about in February, well, mating season is underway. As the critters pair up this season, watch out for skunks in your yard or ...

Upper Peninsula visitors are asked to keep a safe distance away from wild moose while tracking devices are fitted.

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — All flags in Michigan have been ordered to return to full-staff, according to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The flags were lowered to half-staff back in December to honor the life ...

humans and domestic animals,” said Mitch Marcus, DNR Wildlife Health supervisor. “The virus has been identified in Michigan’s wild birds and mammals, as well as domestic cats, dairy cattle ...

Here's what we know about elk hunting in Michigan. The state does not count every animal in Michigan, but surveys the habitat every two years. In 2022, the survey found about 1,277 elk in northern ...

A judge in February 2024 imposed a risk-protection order following Edwards' arrest in an animal cruelty case in which he allegedly beat a dog to death with a baseball bat. Florida's red flag law ...

This year's Puppy Bowl XXI features 142 rescue puppies from 80 shelters across 40 states and two countries — including a pair of tail-wagging participants from Michigan: Rory, from Muskegon ...

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