News
Tom Lounsbury: Rare whooping crane rescued in Michigan's Thumb after straying off course
19+ hour, 43+ min ago (686+ words) The rare whooping crane visits a Thumb Crep wetland earlier this spring near'Gagetown's Octagon Barn.' The first time I ever saw a rare whooping crane was during Wyoming's elk season in September of 1989 while on a horseback patrol in Yellowstone…...
Shipwrecks teem with underwater life, from microbes to sharks
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (738+ words) (THE CONVERSATION) Humans have sailed the world's oceans for thousands of years, but they haven't all reached port. Researchers estimate that there are some three million shipwrecks worldwide, resting in shallow rivers and bays, coastal waters and the deep ocean....
Better urban design could help save Florida's threatened Big Cypress fox squirrel
2+ week, 4+ day ago (683+ words) Eve Bohnett, University of Florida (THE CONVERSATION) Florida is home to a host of diverse wildlife you can't find anywhere else. Most people know of manatees and Florida panthers. But you might never have heard of the Big Cypress fox…...
Tom Lounsbury: Michigan's nighttime coyote hunting boom
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (514+ words) Don'Burnette of Cass City can attest to the fact that'Michigan coyotes can get on the big side. He shot this large male coyote by using a. 204'Ruger rifle. Plenty of how-to information is available today for predator hunting, such as this…...
Saint Louis Zoo opens new sloth habitat and debuts Rolo
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (193+ words) Pancakes, a female Hoffman's two-toed sloth at the Saint Louis Zoo, has a new home at the historic park in the reimagined Sloth Atrium Visitors to the Saint Louis Zoo will get to see the park's sloths in a new…...
Colombia approves plan to cull dozens of wild hippos
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (425+ words) Environment Minister Irene V'lez said the decision was reached because other methods to control their population have been expensive and unsuccessful, including neutering some of the animals or moving them to zoos. V'lez said that up to 80 hippos would be…...
Palm-Killing Beetle Found On Moloka'i For First Time, Rediscovered On Maui
1+ week, 3+ day ago (633+ words) State officials are surveying parts of Maui and Moloka'i for evidence of coconut rhinoceros beetles, and residents near detection sites are being asked to check palm trees for signs of damage after the highly invasive pest was discovered on both…...
Humane Society of Midland County to host Paws for a Cause fundraiser
1+ week, 5+ day ago (273+ words) Humane Society volunteer Cynthia Soney shares her story of why volunteering matters during the Paws for a Cause event in a past year at Holiday Inn in Midland. The Humane Society of Midland County will host its annual Paws for…...
Tom Lounsbury: Why robins should not get all the credit as Michigan's sign of spring
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (600+ words) Michigan's state bird, the robin, shown here, is a beautiful songbird but only a part time resident of the state, whereas the chickadee is also a beautiful songbird which is a full time resident through thick and thin." The author…...
World's oldest known tortoise still very much alive despite rumor to the contrary
2+ week, 4+ day ago (170+ words) Jonathan is still kicking " albeit slowly " on the island of St. Helena. News of the Seychelles giant tortoise's demise spread rapidly on social media on Wednesday. An account on X, falsely claiming to be by Joe Hollins, a veterinarian who…...