“It all began by happenstance…The trail was overgrown, littered with fallen boles, when I noticed a glimmering iridescence unlike anything I had seen before. I had stumbled upon on one of Minnesota’s most common orchid species, the stemless (pink) lady’s slipper, glimmering with rain drops…”
Annual DNR survey finds similar moose numbers to recent years, but still precariously low compared to 15 years ago.
Photojournalist Ben Olson shares his trek to find Minnesota’s elusive lynx. “My obsession with Canada lynx stems from a series of unexpected events and chance encounters…”
Threat to endangered fish species spurs international action to monitor activity and modify dam operations.
The program to capture, transport, and release wolves on the Lake Superior island — providing fresh DNA and predators for moose — has so far succeeded.
Researchers scramble up river banks, edge along muddy shores, and step carefully through woods with eyes on the forest floor in Northeastern Minnesota tracking terrestrial Wood Turtles.
Advocates fill auditorium for government’s only hearing on proposal to remove gray wolves from federal protection.
Research in Canadian canoe country wilderness seeks to understand species that call it home and may be threatened by deadly fungus.
Footage of a wolf den recorded by scientists studying the animals in northern Minnesota’s National Park is included in a special episode of PBS Nature.
Bird counters at the Duluth site report record-breaking numbers of migrators passing through as they race north to their nesting grounds.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced plans yesterday to remove gray wolves from Endangered Species Act protections and move management responsibility to states
How do you catch a semi-aquatic rodent that spends very little time on land? Turns out, with patience and a lot of waiting. Researchers use GPS-collars to reveal a predator-prey relationship…
Minnesota and Michigan-based academics say the decision to transport new wolves to the Lake Superior site was based on incomplete information.
Project begins to restore predator population on popular island in Lake Superior, as managers seek to balance natural forces.
Study says buffer zones around nests improve breeding success and overall numbers, contributing to recovery of the iconic species.
New study predicts that an average of 25 percent of bird species in America’s National Parks will change due to global warming.
Managers respond to disappearance of wolves from the wild island in Lake Superior, letting moose population explode with
Imagine a wolf kill, and the remains of an ungulate—a hoofed animal like a moose—probably come to mind. Yet scientists have known for some time that wolves also eat smaller prey, like deer fawns and beavers. This is particularly true during summer, when wolf packs primarily hunt and travel as individuals or pairs.
The latest estimate is about one-third of their peak population, but has quit shrinking over the past several years.
Growing wolf populations reduce moose calf survival, while fewer moose mean hard times for their primary predators.