Michigan Wildlife

Pink salmon have been in the Great Lakes for 70 years. But recent growth in their numbers has scientists asking new questions.

The research will help provide more detailed data on the population movement, abundance rates, all of which could help inform future management decisions by the DNR for the hunting season.

The stamps showcase wildlife artwork and are used as licenses for bird hunting, while also granting a free annual pass to national wildlife refuges.

The department's revenue relies heavily on hunting and fishing licenses. These fees haven't increase since 2014 and are controlled by the state legislature.

The partnership is helping bring Manoomin back to the state, a wild rice native to the Great Lakes region.

Northern Michigan University criminal justice students are learning how to investigate and prevent poaching.

An animal rights group plans to appeal a case to the Michigan Supreme Court, seeking an unlawful imprisonment hearing for six chimpanzees at an Upper Peninsula zoo.

The Association to Rescue Kritters, or ARK, of St. Helen say many of the birds of prey are testing positive for high lead contamination. Officials say it's most likely from eating deer remains or fish with lead fragments left behind from bullets or fishing lures.

It's the first confirmed citing of the rare species in Kalamazoo County since 1975.

This is the first time cougar cubs have been verified since the big cats were hunted out of existence in Michigan in the early 1900s.