As a result of today's move by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to officially remove the gray wolf in the western Great Lakes region from the federal list of threatened and endangered species, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources now has the primary authority for managing wolves in the State...

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Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials are seeking information related to the shooting of a trumpeter swan during the Christmas holiday season. The swan was shot and left for dead in Doe Lake, south of the Buckhorn Lodge, in the Hiawatha National Forest in Alger County in the Upper Peninsula...

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Five Department of Natural Resources conservation officers were called upon to conduct an ice rescue after two snowmobiles and their operators went through thin ice on Lake Gogebic in the western Upper Peninsula over the weekend...

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Michigan DNR reminds turkey hunters that the deadline to apply or purchase a 2007 spring wild turkey license is Feb. 1, 2007...

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Recent analyses of fish sampled from northern Lake Huron have confirmed the existence of viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) in lake whitefish, walleyes and Chinook salmon, Department of Natural Resources fisheries officials announced today. VHS is a virus that causes disease in fish but does not pose any threat to public health...

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The Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery Visitor Center today announced a wide array of nature programs taking place each Saturday during February aimed at getting people outdoors. All programs are free of charge...

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Department of Natural Resources officials today warned ice fishing and snowmobile enthusiasts that ice on lakes and rivers should be presumed to be unsafe and urged extreme caution when traveling across lakes given the mild winter that the state has been experiencing...

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The Citizens Committee for Michigan State Parks will meet at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31...

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Michigan DNR today announced that communities interested in applying for grants have until April 2, 2007 to submit their applications...

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State recreation officials today announced Tahquamenon Falls State Park will host its annual winter festival Feb. 3 from 12 to 8 p.m. at the Upper Falls parking area...

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