Confirmed cougar sightings are becoming more frequent in Minnesota, but evidence suggests the large cats are most likely rare visitors to the state, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural ...

To better serve the people of Minnesota, the Department of Natural Resources has asked for help from the state Legislature. The DNR’s Citizen Engagement in Natural Resources Initiative, ...

Longtime Department of Natural Resources wildlife manager Dave Trauba was appointed Jan. 15 to lead the agency’s Wildlife ...

Irruptions occur after large numbers of baby owls are hatched the year before, and then the following year, there’s not enough food for all of them ...

Patti Loso, 57, reads a poem at a vigil at Minneopa State Park on Nov. 30, 2024, for her son Jack, 19, who died from a ...

The new system now will be rolled out later this year. The DNR initially had planned a March 2025 launch date.

Northern Minnesota residents are being asked to use caution as an influx of owls is migrating further south than usual, ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says area wildlife managers will soon begin planning ...

Elk numbers in northwest Minnesota and adjacent areas of southern Manitoba this winter are similar to down slightly compared with 2023, the Department of Natural Resources said in reporting results ...

Sharp-tailed grouse hunters in Minnesota and North Dakota are being asked to send in wing samples from harvested birds. The samples will go through DNA analysis and be used to evaluate the genetic ...

Elk numbers in northwest Minnesota and adjacent areas of southern Manitoba this winter are similar to down slightly compared with 2023, the Department of Natural Resources said in reporting ...

The state has sold 70,000 more fall-winter licenses this year compared to last year, and it's the first time the DNR has seen ...