Sightings have nearly doubled over the past three years, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

DNR wildlife and finance officials laid out their funding concerns to the Natural Resources Commission during the commission’s Wednesday meeting.

Wildlife researchers are using trail cameras and infrared technology in addition to their usual aerial surveys of wild elk.

Cougars have been detected 31 times in Michigan in 2025, the highest since they were wiped out in the early 1900s.

Michigan has specific laws on feeding or baiting deer and elk, but what about squirrels or raccoons? Here's what officials ...

State officials are trying out new ways to keep an eye on Michigan's elk population — from elk teeth to trail cameras. As researchers with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources seek to identify ...

Building on a longstanding partnership with Indigenous nations, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is intensifying its commitment to sowing manoomin, a native aquatic rice and staple of the ...

Michigan DNR officials presented the Natural Resources Commission with a budget overview in January, with a specific focus on ...

Jutting out into Lake Superior is the Keweenaw Peninsula, home to Michigan’s Copper Country. This is where the earliest known ...

Michigan DNR announces $200,000 available for U.P. deer habitat improvement grants with a streamlined application process.

Play lead investigator as a resources conservation officer at this free event at Detroit's Outdoor Adventure Center.