Tag: Minnesota

Scientists with the Voyageurs Wolf Project caught a cougar (Puma concolor) on a trail camera in the southern part of the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem this past October. That’s the first...

A wildfire in northeastern Minnesota have resulted in an unusual wildlife problem. Black bears are raiding the food donations left for firefighters by grateful residents. “Donations have far out-stripped our...

Wolves in Minnesota’s Voyageurs National Park are changing the wetlands ecosystem there, researchers found, due to their appetite for beavers. “Wolves eat a lot of beavers, especially in Voyageurs, where...

The Minnesota Chapter of The Wildlife Society is the 2020 Chapter of the Year. The chapter “is a respected leader in natural resource issues and is asked to have a...

Blueberries may play a more important role than previously believed in the diet of adult wolves and their pups. Biologists were tracking gray wolves (Canis lupus) near Voyageurs National Park...

These updates originally appear in the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society’s Fall 2019 newsletter. Photos highlighting the student chapter’s activities are also included in the section’s newsletter. Bemidji...

The Wildlife Society’s sections, chapters and working groups hold meetings and workshops throughout the year. The following meetings are currently scheduled in February: Feb. 3-7, 2020: Western Section of The...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources denied a petition last week to ban lead ammunition in hunting and lead fishing tackle on waters where loons are known to nest in...

The Minnesota Chapter of The Wildlife Society will host its annual summer workshop Thursday, August 29 at Cragun’s Resort in Brainerd, Minnesota. This year’s theme is: 50 years ago today...

Invasive species are wriggling their way into the boreal forests of North America, raising concerns that they could convert a landscape known for holding carbon into one that releases it....