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Wildlife Stories
The orange bill with the knob at the top indentifies a mute swan. 
Mute Swans: A Beautiful Nuisance-1/19/2012

• Volunteers Help DNR Bring Conservation Projects to Fruition-3/31/2011

• DNRE Makes Universal Accessibility Job One-11/10/2010

• Michigan's Public Lands Are Prime Trial Courses-4/14/2010

• DNRE Mail Surveys Help Determine Hunting Regulations-2/17/2010

• Feeding Wildlife Often Does More Harm Than Good-11/26/2009

• DNR Fisheries and Wildlife Divisions Collaborate on Augusta Creek Project-8/21/2008

• Wildlife Use Different Strategies to Survive Winter-1/31/2008

• DNR Develops New Wildlife Strategy to Keep Common Species Common-6/2/2005

• Leave Wildlife in the Wild-4/28/2005

Amphibians & Reptiles
Wood frogs are among the first to begin vocalizing in the spring.
Volunteers Set to Begin Michigan's Annual Frog and Toad Survey-3/15/2012

• Michigan is Main Focus of Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Survival Plan-6/8/2011

• Annual Survey Says Most Frog Populations in Michigan Are Stable-3/20/2008

• Ten Years of Counting the Ribbits-12/1/2005

• Michigan Remains Last Stronghold for Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake-8/18/2005

Birds
Collin Campbell, 11, takes aim at a chukar partridge at a Pheasants Forever youth hunt.
Pheasants Forever Helps Mentor Next Generation of Hunters-11/10/2011

• Pure Michigan Hunt Winner Relishes Waterfowl Outing 10/20/2011

• Maple River State Game Area Undergoes a Facelift-9/22/2011

• Banding Ducks "the Coolest Thing" for Youngsters-10/06/2010

• Volunteers help DNRE biologists band woodcock-5/20/2010

• Michigan's Smallest Hunting Fraternity? It's Falconry-4/8/2010

• Banding Together: Volunteers Help DNR with Annual Goose Survey-8/6/2009

• Evidence Shows Cormorant Control in Northern Lake Huron Is Working-5/14/2009

• Multi-Agency Partnerships Protect Endangered Piping Plover-7/17/2008

• Reintroducing Ospreys to Southern Michigan-6/5/2008

• Bird Songs Can Help With Survey and Management of Species-5/8/2008

• A Ducky Day for Banding Ducks-10/13/2006

• DNR Begins Testing Migratory Waterfowl for Avian Influenza-7/13/2006

• Census Tracks Rare Bird Species in Michigan-6/15/2006

• Trumpeter Swans Show Increase in Recent Survey-2/16/2006

• Breeding Bird Atlas II Will Document Changes in Michigan's Bird Populations-7/21/2005

• DNR offers advice for attracting birds to your feeder-1/03/2005

Disease
DNR wildlife pathologist Tom Cooley unloads a truck carrying deer heads for disease testing.DNR Busily Testing Deer Heads for Tuberculosis, Chronic Wasting Disease-12/16/2011

• Michigan's First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease Detected at Kent County Deer Breeding Facility-9/18/2008

• DNR Wildlife Disease Lab joins forces with state's top scientists at new diagnostic center-12/16/2004

Insects & Spiders
Barb Barton in a field with a butterfly net.Preserving the Rare Mitchell's Satyr Butterfly-8/28/2008

• Bringing Back Little Blue-6/19/2008

Mammals-Flying
Bat Gate at Millie MineBeneficial Bats Are Nature's Best Bug-Eaters-8/17/2006
Mammals-Large
DNR wildlife technician Dan Moran puts a radio collar on a bear in Saginaw County. Bear Sightings Becoming More Common in Southern Michigan-06/20/2011

• Coyote Sighting Increasing in Urban, Suburban Areas-4/7/2011

• Michigan DNRE Uses Old-Fashioned Barb Wire to Survey Bear Populations-1/12/2011

• DNRE Researches Fawn Predation in Upper Peninsula-12/2/2010

• 2010 DNRE Big Game/Furbearer Hunting Preview-9/10/2010

• DNRE's "Cougar Team" Investigates Sightings-3/24/2010

• Michigan Moose - Made for Winter-2/3/2010

• Michigan's First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease Detected at Kent County Deer Breeding Facility-9/18/2008

• Risks and Dangers of Feeding Black Bears-5/29/2008

• Seeing Michigan's Elk This Autumn-9/7/2006

• Bear Den Monitoring Project Provides Training Opportunity for Young DNR Biologists-3/3/2005

• Elk Capture Plays Important Role in DNR Research Project-2/24/2005

• Monitoring Winter's Impact on Deer-1/28/2005

• Remembering Michigan's Historic Moose Lift-1/27/2005

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A Wildlife Division staffer fells a tree to be used as the base for a brush pile for rabbits. Wildlife Division Creating "Rabbitat" on State Game Areas-2/10/2011
Management Plans
State wildlife officials are optimistic that state control of wolf management will help reduce poaching. Michigan One Step Closer to Regaining Wolf Management Authority-5/19/2011

• DNR Adopts New Wolf Management Plan-7/31/2008

• DNR Uses Genetic Studies to Advance Wildlife Management-7/24/2008

• Bird Songs Can Help With Survey and Management of Species-5/8/2008

• DNR Advisory Group Helps Guide Future Wolf Management in Michigan-1/25/2007



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