If you like your backyard sans bears, it’s time to remove birdfeeders. As spring arrives, Michigan’s 12,000 black bears are ...

Den checks help the state gather information on Michigan's black bear population, which totals around 12,000, mostly in the ...

“Haley is such a special and inquisitive bear,” said Mike Murray, VP of life sciences for the Detroit Zoological Society. “We ...

Michigan is home to many species of animals and as winter gives way to spring there is an on-going effort to measure the ...

LEELANAU COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- It's one of the most visited places in all of Michigan. Every year more than a million people make the trek to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in ...

In the mind of Reverend Michael Esper, teddy bears were public enemy number one. In July 1907, Esper, the leader of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in St. Joseph, Michigan, addressed his ...

After she lost her youngest son, Dylan, at the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting, Nicole Hockley received a teddy bear as a gift. On its belly in blue were embroidered the words: “Heaven’s Angel.

The state Senate on Wednesday adopted a resolution introduced by Sen. Michele Hoitenga declaring March 5, 2025, as Fred Bear Day in Michigan.