Turkeys used to be found on the dinner table more often than in the Minnesota wild. “It used to be there were no turkeys, and the first time I saw some I was like ‘wow,’” said local naturalist Stan ...

The birds have been in an environmental updraft since the early 2000s, when the U.S. government took them off its endangered ...

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and ...

Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, is taking a toll on migrating sandhill cranes and other waterfowl as the deadly ...

Aaron Moen of Dassel is a retired Cornell University professor who spends his winters in Minnesota and likes it. He began his career as a wildlife ecologist, focusing on the physiology, nutrition and ...

The current human case count of H5N1 influenza in the US could be an underestimate, according to a new study from the Centers ...

Unique, colorful, musical and social, evening and pine grosbeaks are wild birds that tend to be wintertime visitors that we ...

No H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza cases have been detected in humans or animals in Johnson County, but the virus ...

Much of Minnesota is locked in a severe or extreme drought. This is certainly bad news for farmers. But what about our birds? Drought can affect birds in several ways. In spite of the drought, ...

Around this time every year in Prior Lake, lakeside residents are deputized as lookouts. Their job: to keep an eye on the surface of the lake. “We do use volunteers for this program,” Jamie ...

Discover the declining numbers of Blanchard's cricket frogs in Wisconsin. Learn about their habitat and conservation status.

Are you looking to invite some furry and feathered friends into your Minnesota backyard? It’s a rewarding endeavor that also ...