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Animals

Mountain lion spotted in Duluth has been wandering across Minnesota for 3 months

Mountain lion spotted in Duluth has been wandering across Minnesota for 3 months

DNR officials say they’ve been tracking the mountain lion’s journey across the state. It is originally from Nebraska, but was first spotted in Fergus Falls, Minn. in September.
by Dan Kraker and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Lights, camera, talons: EagleCam is back online with new tech

Lights, camera, talons: EagleCam is back online with new tech

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ EagleCam is back for a second season at its new location, with new tech to improve video quality and a strategy to cover the possibility of two different nest locations.
by Matt Mikus

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Trump administration revives rollbacks of species protections from first term

Trump administration revives rollbacks of species protections from first term

President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to roll back protections for imperiled species and the places they live. Trump's Interior Department on Wednesday proposed reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations first made during the Republican’s first term. 
by The Associated Press

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Deer hunting numbers trending upward at start of Minnesota firearms season

Deer hunting numbers trending upward at start of Minnesota firearms season

Department of Natural Resources Big Game Coordinator Paul Burr said deer hunting numbers were trending upward based on the first weekend of firearms season in Minnesota.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Wolf population plunges around Voyageurs National Park — the result of harsh winters and fewer deer

Wolf population plunges around Voyageurs National Park — the result of harsh winters and fewer deer

The number of grey wolves around the national park in far northern Minnesota has dropped more than 30 percent in the past couple years. Researchers say it’s part of the natural ebb and flow of the iconic predator’s population.
by Dan Kraker

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Minnesotans flock to Como Zoo for their last chance to buy nostalgic animal figurines

Minnesotans flock to Como Zoo for their last chance to buy nostalgic animal figurines

The St. Paul zoo’s four Mold-A-Rama machines, which make colorful plastic toys in the shape of a gorilla, sea lion, polar bear and lion, will be leaving for good starting sometime in early November.
by Nicole Ki

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