Tag: Michigan

Past research has suggested that more pollinator biodiversity means less virus among bees. But researchers wondered if it was that simple and what mechanism may be behind it. Was habitat...

When the Enbridge pipeline burst into a Michigan creek in 2010, Josh Otten was ready to help with the cleanup, especially since he knew wildlife was being affected. “I was...

After a year of translocation efforts in Isle Royale National Park, the island’s wolf population is flourishing again, with numbers around their historical levels. Between October 2018 and September 2019,...

Wildlife officials say highly pathogenic avian influenza has killed wild foxes in Michigan, Minnesota and Ontario—the first known cases of the virus in wild mammals in North America. On Thursday,...

Hunters and wildlife watchers have more in common than just a love of wildlife. Both groups appear to be open to a range of options to fund wildlife conservation. They...

The bacteria found in Kirtland’s warblers’ guts is different at their breeding than at their wintering grounds. While researchers don’t know exactly what role these microbiomes play for birds, understanding...

When a new natural gas pipeline was being built north of Detroit in 2020, wildlife workers moved affected reptiles and amphibians and their eggs out of the way — particularly...

Gray wolves (Canis lupus) translocated to Isle Royale National Park in Michigan are forming social groups and territories and mating. And they’re succeeding in reducing the park’s moose (Alces alces)...

Coyotes in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan consume more meat than those in the Upper Peninsula, researchers found. That’s because coyotes (Canis latrans) in the Upper Peninsula are surrounded by...

Most Michigan residents have tried game meat, a recent survey found, and those who haven’t often said it was because they never got the chance. Since game meat can’t be...