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The Beast Of The East Hill: An Urban Wildlife Tracking Expedition

Was it a badger? Was it a bobcat? Or was it just an abnormally large, trash-eating house cat? Author BJ ...

Why Doesn’t Wisconsin See Large, Intense Wildfires Like Out West?

As record wildfires scorched millions of acres of land in the western United States in 2020, it prompted a question ...

DNR Wildlife Biologist Shepherding Comeback Of Wisconsin’s Elk Herd

Trekking into Wisconsin’s great Northwoods you never know what you might encounter. A deer, a bear or perhaps Department of ...

DNR Educator Highlights Crane Migration At Sandhill Wildlife Area

In the backwoods of central Wisconsin, Britt Searles is in her environment and has an eagle eye for spotting wildlife ...

Wisconsin Life #402: “Guiding Lights & Gurus”

This collection of stories from people sharing their “Wisconsin Life” includes the story of Deneen Carmichael, a very busy small ...

Learning to Hunt

Hunting has been an integral part of Wisconsin's history and culture. But participation in hunting has declined in recent years. ...

DNR Biologist Uses Radio Transmitters To Track Wood Turtles

Carly Lapin is a Department of Natural Resources Conservation Biologist assigned to study wood turtles in northern Wisconsin.  She will use ...

DNR Researcher Bands Baby Eagles For Research On The Bird Population

Mike Meyer is a state Department of Natural Resources researcher who works with bald eagles.  Each year, in early summer, ...

Retired Rhinelander Man Helps Conservationists Track Loons

Alan Schwoegler is a retired Rhinelander man who has joined the ranks of the “Loon Rangers,” a group of citizens ...