I had a reader send me a picture of a snake that he found in his driveway. After the initial shock, he correctly identified ...

Great gray owls are uncommon in Minnesota, says the DNR website (www.dnr.state.mn.us/birds/greatgrayowl), and are not abundant elsewhere. “The most likely spot to find them is in northern Minnesota, ...

Baltimore orioles, favorite spring migrants for many of us, usually begin to return in late April in the metro area, with most settling in by mid-May. My bird journals show that I tend to hear my ...

Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota commemorates those French-Canadian fur traders ( Voyageurs ), the first Europeans to travel through the area with their canoes 250 years ago. Indeed, while there ...

California wolves are on the comeback. And no matter how hard wildlife officials try to direct them toward their natural prey ...

No matter how hard wildlife officials try to direct the wolves toward their natural prey, mostly deer and elk, they seem to ...

Tater tot hotpots, the Twin Cities, ice hockey, skyways and the Mayo Clinic are some of what Minnesota is known for.

The report found that birds that rely on wetlands and grasslands are the most in danger. Grassland birds are in steep decline ...

World Migratory Bird Day is Saturday May 10th, the National Resource Research Institute says Minnesota is critical for avian ...

In Minnesota, we have three groups of birds that are on this national watchlist. First are birds that live in Minnesota year-round, like the greater prairie chicken, and evening grosbeak.