wildlife
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Every Fall, the U.P.’s Monarch Butterflies Gather at One Lighthouse to Jump Lake Michigan. The First Wave Lands in Weeks.
From mid-August into September, monarchs funnel down the Stonington Peninsula to the…
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A Retired Firefighter Near Newberry Has Bottle-Fed 48 of His 50 Bears Himself. It Started With One Orphaned Cub.
Dean Oswald dreamed of having a bear since childhood. Forty years, 240…
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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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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,…
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A Decade Ago, This Lake Superior Island Was Down to 2 Wolves. Now There Are 37, and the Moose Are Disappearing Fast.
The latest count from Isle Royale, the longest-running wolf and moose study…
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If You Find a Fawn Curled Up Alone This Month, the Kindest Thing You Can Do Is Walk Away
It happens every June. You’re out walking the property, or the kids…
