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• Make a Donation to the Nongame Wildlife Fund Michigan is home to nearly 700 species of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians. The majority of these species are considered nongame animals. A primary source of funding to protect, restore and manage these species is the Nongame Fish and Wildlife Fund. Your donation contributes to management and education activities for endangered, threatened and nongame wildlife and will be used to support projects like restoration of ospreys in southern Michigan, identifying and managing important migratory routes and stop-over sites for songbirds, and restoring habitat for Karner blue and Mitchell's satyr butterflies.

• Honor a loved one this holiday season by supporting Michigan's wildlife This holiday season, Michigan residents can honor friends or loved ones by making a donation to the Michigan Nongame Fish and Wildlife Fund in their name. The recipient will be notified of the donor's generosity with a beautiful certificate and a Living Resources patch featuring one of Michigan's unique nongame species.

• Keeping Common Species Common Over 80 percent of Michigan's wildlife species can be classified as nongame species. Let's keep these species common!

• Frequently Asked Questions The 2009 Revision of the State Endangered Species List

• Mitchell's Satyr Habitat Conservation Plan Mitchell's satyr is one of the world's rarest butterflies, found only in Michigan and Indiana. The Michigan DNR is writing a plan to manage the satyr's habitat. This Habitat Conservation Plan is being written with input from partners and interested citizens like you. Read more at the link above.


Buy a Loon License Plate

Conserve Wildlife Habitat License PlateSupport Nongame Wildlife! Purchase a $35 speciality license plate and $25 of purchase will go to the Nongame Wildlife Fund!
Visit the Secretary of State Web site to order your loon plate today!

Wildlife Viewing News and Updates

Most fawns, though by themselves, have not been abandoned. According to the DNR, people are more likely to see baby animals alone in the springtime, and it's best to leave them right where they are.

• DNR advises leaving wildlife in the wild As springtime brings an increase in sightings of baby animals, the Department of Natural Resources reminds Michigan that it's best to leave baby animals in the wild. Fawns and other baby animals may seem to be abandoned, but usually they're not, and they are better off left alone.

• Wicked big puddles! Learn more about vernal pools

• Bohemian Waxwings

• Michigan's Fantastic Frogs and Toads

• Butterflies in the winter?

• Michigan's spring migrations are a sight to behold

• Moth cocoons: Little brown paper sacks in the woods

• Footprints in the snow

• Hunting and wildlife conservation go hand in hand

• Tundra swan migration: a natural spectacle

• An unusual visitor: the pied-billed grebe

• Michigan's Kirtland's warbler reached record-high numbers in 2012

• A reason to sing: Conservation efforts lead to revival of rare Kirtland's warbler


Natural Features Inventory

A Partner in Resource Protection The Michigan Natural Features Inventory (MNFI) program conducts field surveys to locate and identify threatened and endangered species and communities throughout the state, created and maintains a database of all relevant species and community locations, provides data summaries and analysis in support of environmental reviews, and provides biological expertise to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).



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