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		<title>Michigan DNR teams with City of Mt. Pleasant to safely relocate bear</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[June 2, 2026 Contact: Mark Boersen, 989-275-5151, ext. 2722730 or Brian Piccolo, 989-275-5151, ext. 2722030 A 150-pound black bear that wandered into a Mt. Pleasant neighborhood and climbed a tree directly over a white-picket fence was captured and safely relocated to a northern Michigan swamp Tuesday. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources partnered with Mt. Pleasant police, firefighters and city workers to isolate]]></description>
		
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		<title>Hunter Shoots Charging Grizzly Bear in Defense of Life Near Cave Falls Road</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 12:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The hunter immediately reported the incident to the Fremont County Sheriff&#8217;s Office. On the evening of May 16, a hunter shot and killed a male grizzly bear in defense of life after it charged him and his young son from a short distance away while they were hunting black bears near the Cave Falls Road on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest]]></description>
		
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		<title>Recent Spring Surveys Show Increased Mule Deer Numbers and Recruitment in Northeast Montana</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 08:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[GLASGOW – Montana Fish, Wildlife &#38; Parks biologists completed 2026 spring aerial surveys of deer population trends across Region 6 in northeastern Montana. The surveys indicate general increases in most districts. Every year, Region 6 wildlife biologists conduct aerial surveys across 11 deer trend areas across the region to assess mule deer population trends in total observations and fawn recruitment]]></description>
		
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		<title>OKC Zoo Tracks Monarchs on the Move</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 12:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Click to watch as a monarch is tagged at the OKC Zoo! Twenty &#8220;first generation&#8221; Oklahoma monarchs were tagged with small solar-powered transmitters at the Oklahoma City Zoo to track their northbound migration. These butterflies were raised from eggs laid in Edmond by a female monarch that had overwintered in Mexico and migrated to the state earlier this spring. They joined dozens of]]></description>
		
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		<title>Enjoy free Kirtland’s warbler outings, spring birding fun in Michigan</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 08:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Want to learn more about one of North America’s rarest songbirds? Take advantage of two free tours featuring the Kirtland’s warbler and its jack pine habitat. The outings, set for 7-10 a.m. Saturday, May 30, and again Saturday, June 13, will start and end at the DNR’s Grayling field office, 1955 Hartwick Pines Road, in Crawford County. The tours will start with]]></description>
		
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		<title>New 1,100-foot accessible boardwalk opens at Tahquamenon Falls State Park</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 18:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; By HEATHER JOHNSON DUROCHER Writer, Michigan Department of Natural Resources For some visitors to Tahquamenon Falls State Park, the main attraction at Michigan’s second-largest state park has always remained out of reach. For those using wheelchairs, experiencing the iconic, 200-foot-wide, amber-hued Upper Falls up close was impossible. What stood in the way was a 94-step staircase that led park visitors]]></description>
		
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		<title>Feeding Migrating Hummingbirds</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 08:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rufous Hummingbirds range the farthest north of any hummingbird species even nesting in southern Alaska (photo by Fernando Ortega). Northern-nesting hummingbirds are migrating now, including Ruby-throated, Rufous, Broad-tailed, and Caliope Hummingbirds. These tiny birds are flying hundreds of miles and more, before arriving and spending time preparing for the next leg of their migration flights farther north – or possibly]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tomahawk Lake Fire near Atlanta, MI 90% contained after burning 190 acres</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 07:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[May 11, 2026 Contact: Laurie Abel, 517-599-6703 Firefighters from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources worked Monday to contain a wildfire that began Sunday near the southeast end of the Tomahawk Creek Flooding in Presque Isle County. Cool overnight temperatures, frost and favorable humidity levels helped slow the spread of the fire, officials said. The wildfire burned about 190 acres of state-managed land, including jack]]></description>
		
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		<title>DNR adds two water-scooping aircraft to help battle wildfires this season</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 08:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[May 8, 2026 Contact: Kevin Jacobs, 989-370-4041 Two Fire Boss aircraft, each capable of scooping up to 800 gallons of water from a lake in just 15 seconds, have been added to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources firefighting fleet this season. The planes, leased from late April through early June – historically the worst part of Michigan’s fire season –]]></description>
		
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		<title>DNR, local fire crews battle wildfire in Presque Isle County</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 08:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Contact: Laurie Abel, 517-599-6703 Firefighters from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and local fire departments attacked a wildfire late Sunday in Presque Isle County near the southeast end of the Tomahawk Creek Flooding. The fire covered approximately 180 acres around 8:30 p.m., said Laurie Abel, public information officer for the DNR’s Incident Management Team. “The fire is burning in jack pine, hardwood]]></description>
		
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