Wildfires

The Forest Service has been using prescribed fire throughout the forest to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires and the encourage the reproduction of native fire-dependent plant species.

The Michigan Natural Resources Commission brought back a three-month “quiet period," forbidding hunters from targeting coyotes. Some conservation groups say they'll sue.

Sleeping Bear Dunes, Pictured Rocks, the Seney National Wildlife Refuge, and the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge are expected to be hit by budget cuts.

The State of Michigan is using $3.65 million to establish or restore wetland areas. Ducks Unlimited is administering the program. A request for proposals has been issued.

Officials at the Department of Natural Resources say northern Michigan is at an elevated risk for the spread of wildfires for the next several days.

Red flag warnings issued in the lower peninsula are likely to continue over the next couple of days.

LANSING, MI— State Representative Greg Markkanen wants some U.P. wolves to be relocated downstate.

Wildlife activists have voiced concern about the Michigan Electric Transmission Company's proposed permit to build 41 transmission lines through the wetland.

The primary cause of the decline is a fungal disease only found in bats and has been confirmed in 38 states and 8 Canadian provinces.

The Michigan DNR's latest wolf management strategy outlines the benefits of having the gray wolf removed from the federal endangered species list.