Wildlife

Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating a two-vehicle crash involving a suspected stolen vehicle southwest of London that sent one person to hospital. Middlesex OPP were investigating an incident involving a suspected stolen vehicle on Melbourne Road, just southeast of Melbourne, at approximately 7:20 a.m. Saturday, police said. The vehicle was then involved in a two-vehicle […]

Travelling on London streets can only be described as a traffic horror story.

This is the first “organization-led” land purchase in the conservancy’s more than 30-year history.

Each Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on in northern Michigan, and what IPR is working on this week.

Two union leaders in Michigan confirmed with WCMU that at least 15 people from Huron-Manistee, 14 from Hiawatha and eight from the Ottawa national forests were affected by the layoffs.

Seasonal federal workers help control the eel-like, parasitic fish each year.

Much of the money for wildlife management at Michigan's Department of Natural Resources comes from people paying for hunting and fishing licenses. But the system might not hold up much longer. We'll also try our hand at the card game "Spitzer," a northeast Michigan classic with a dedicated band of folks trying to keep it alive. And we hear from Matthew Fletcher, whose new collection of short stories, "Stick Houses" draws on his own life experiences to dispel stereotypes about Indigenous people.

Backyard birders can help researchers gather data about a bird species in decline.

Since last Thursday, seven red-breasted mergansers were admitted to the Wisconsin Humane Society Wildlife Rehabilitation Center with symptoms consistent with the bird flu. Read the full story by Spectrum News.

The DNR said daily high temperatures during 2024's early hunt were consistently above 70 degrees, which hampered hunting.

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is warning residents not to touch wild birds after confirming several geese in the region died from avian flu. The health unit issued a warning Friday after three Canada geese recently found dead in two locations – in London and Strathroy – tested positive for the “highly pathogenic strain” of […]

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s annual State of the Great Lakes report highlights issues impacting the various industries and communities that rely on the Great Lakes. […]