endangered species

Zookeepers are sharing the big secret about the little addition born Monday, July 28

The Kindergarten Oral Health Assessment Program enters its second year, some Detroit-based small business owners say the President's tariff strategy is backing them into a corner, Grand Rapids Zine Fest is returning for its 11th year, and more.

Wolf expert Brian Roell says officials "don’t know how it got there.” Meanwhile, a prosecutor says no charges will be filed because the hunter believed he was shooting a coyote

Once the mussels have been relocated, the city plans to remove some dams and add boulders to create faster moving water for kayakers, and slower spots for recreational wading and paddling

Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin still hold hook-and-line lake sturgeon fishing seasons. Michigan and Wisconsin hold sturgeon spearing seasons each winter as well where anglers drill holes through lake ice and impale sturgeon as they swim past

Lake sturgeon may soon be added to the nation's endangered species list, but some Michigan lawmakers say the proposal is unnecessary and ill-founded

Grand Rapids’ John Ball Zoo says the endangered butterflies it’s helped raise have taken flight into the wild. It’s part of the zoo’s effort to increase the insect’s population in Michigan.

As part of John Ball Zoo’s conservation efforts, the zoo is conducting a survey of the rare spotted turtle across West Michigan. The zoo will also host several events in celebration of World Turtle Day this Saturday.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service heading captive breeding program.

The population is expected to remain above 4,000 for the foreseeable future.