GEORGETOWN (AP) — Birds in North America will no longer be named after people, the American Ornithological Society announced Wednesday. Next year, the organization will begin to rename around 80 species found in the U.S. and Canada. “There is power in a name, and some English bird names ...

MARQUETTE—A group of Northern Michigan University biology students joined members of state and federal wildlife agencies recently to learn how to safely tranquilize wild animals during a three-day professional development course. “We have a fisheries and wildlife major in biology, so ...

I’ve been reminded over the past few weeks of days I spent in California while attending college and graduate school. While I loved those years that I lived out there, there certainly were times when the sprawling city and its noise and people, people, people became too much for me. On ...

“Trumpets sound and I hear thunder boom, every time that you walk in the room,” – Jackie DeShannon There’s a sense or a presence — a frequency or vibration — that most of us can feel when we walk into a room — good, bad or otherwise. We can tell whether the vibes are cool or ...

As mid-October rolls in, the autumnal mood has begun to set in. And what is autumn, if not the season of pumpkin spice and Halloween? This year, too, people are all set to celebrate the festival in all its glory, with consumer spending expected to reach a whopping $12.1 billion. According to ...

Little Bay de Noc: Some salmon remained in the tributaries. Fishing pressure on the lake was noticeably down. Anglers targeting walleye reported fair fishing. Methods used included drifting and trolling crawler harnesses, as well as jigging reaction baits or jig heads. Yellow perch fishing was ...