U.P. wildlife
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Meet the Lake Sturgeon: a 150-Million-Year-Old Living Fossil Still Cruising U.P. Rivers and Lake Superior
Seven feet long, older than the ice age, and still gliding along…
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Are There Mountain Lions in the Upper Peninsula? The DNR Just Confirmed Cubs for the First Time
For the first time in over a century, a mother cougar and…
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This 95,000-Acre U.P. Refuge Brought Back the Giant Swan, and You Can See Them From Your Car
At Seney National Wildlife Refuge, trumpeter swans that had all but vanished…
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Michigan’s Latest Published Minimum Estimate Counted 762 Wolves in the U.P.
Michigan’s latest published winter estimate counted a minimum of 762 wolves in…
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The U.P. Has About One Black Bear for Every 30 People, and That’s Just Fine
Here is a number that might make you check the treeline. There…
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If You Grew Up on a U.P. Lake, This One Sound Will Take You Right Back
The haunting call of the common loon is the sound of home…
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Forty Years Ago, Michigan Brought Moose Back to the U.P. by Dangling Them From Helicopters
It took tranquilizer darts, slings, a 600-mile road trip, and 35-below cold,…
