ANIMALS

Two cougar cubs spotted last spring in Ontonagon County were seen again this month, walking along a snowy trail with an adult cougar in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Public attitudes toward wolves are split in the Upper Peninsula, a new study finds, with more than 60% of residents surveyed favoring reducing wolf abundance.

The Department of Corrections is rolling out its annual “Dogs of the Michigan Department of Corrections” calendar featuring photos of dogs involved in prison programs.

A nonprofit group dedicated to studying moose-wolf interactions at Isle Royale National Park is looking for volunteers to hike the archipelago to find bones and study the large animals.

Dogs dressed up as everything from Elvis Presley to Scooby Doo’s Mystery Machine went trick-or-treating in Michigan’s capital Friday.

Researchers were once confident Michigan’s moose population could reach numbers in the thousands within 15 years. Since 2010, estimates are between 400 and 500.

A survey asks residents to report the number of wild turkeys they see this summer to find out if baby turkeys are replacing adults.

Researchers at a Michigan State University facility dedicated to protecting honey bees are enlisting a four-legged ally to sniff out danger to the prized pollinators.

In nature, a lot can change on a largely uninhabited Great Lakes island over the course of a century. And a lot can stay the same.

Hummingbirds are back in Michigan for the summer, and planting native flowers could attract them to your backyard.