Conservation

The first round of elk season in Michigan has started, and the state says it will give a financial reward to tipsters who successfully report illegal poaching.

A new monitoring system in the Manistee River will soon help researchers keep a closer eye on a threatened fish species.

A conservation organization claims the Maple River is among the first in the country to be returned to its free-flowing state.

Cheboygan students recently released their class pet — a juvenile lake sturgeon — into the Black River. WCMU's Teresa Homsi led a small team of student reporters from the middle school to cover the event.

The state is asking anglers to report if they catch trout with tags in the Saginaw Bay region.

The project could make the river more appealing to arctic grayling — a fish species that disappeared from the state around 90 years ago.

Wolf and moose populations are stabilizing on the only national park in Michigan.

Community members are helping researchers in northeast Michigan collect data on salamander populations.

A Michigan Congressman has introduced a bill that would ensure the future of lake sturgeon spearing in the state.

Lake sturgeon may soon be added to the nation's endangered species list. But some Michigan lawmakers and conservation groups say the proposal is unnecessary.