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A moose cow in winter, fitted with a radio collar by the DNR to help track the state's moose population.
Small or big brown bat at Millie Hill Bat Viewing Site. The site is actually an old mine entrance that has a protective steel grate that allows bats to enter and leave, but keeps people out of the mine shaft. The Millie Mine is a critical hibernating and breeding location for up to 50,000 bats—one of the largest known concentrations of bats in the Midwest. Big brown and little brown bats from all over the region come here to hibernate during the cold winter months.
DNR employee holds a recently born black bear (Ursus americanus) cub. Cubs are born around January and stay in the den with the mother during the late winter months. The mother of these cubs was tranquilized and given a radio collar to help biologists track and check up on the species in Michigan.
Two moose, who are designed to withstand the heavy snows and cold temperatures of Upper Peninsula winters, resting in a glade.
Bat flying at Millie Hill Bat Viewing Site. The site is actually an old mine entrance that has a protective steel grate that allows bats to enter and leave, but keeps people out of the mine shaft. The Millie Mine is a critical hibernating and breeding location for up to 50,000 bats—one of the largest known concentrations of bats in the Midwest. Big brown and little brown bats from all over the region come here to hibernate during the cold winter months.
Adult and youth collect an American Beaver (Castor canadensis) from a trap. The DNR has established specific trapping seasons when furbearers may be taken. Wildlife biologists recognize trapping as an important wildlife management tool and regulate and scientifically monitor trapping to ensure that the most humane methods are used and that the population is never endangered.
DNR employees fit a white-tailed deer with a radio collar for a predator/prey research project. The project will provide information about the local deer population and the effects of predators on it.
Small or big brown bats flying at the Millie Hill Bat Viewing Site. The site is actually an old mine entrance that has a protective steel grate that allows bats to enter and leave, but keeps people out of the mine shaft. The Millie Mine is a critical hibernating and breeding location for up to 50,000 bats—one of the largest known concentrations of bats in the Midwest. Big brown and little brown bats from all over the region come here to hibernate during the cold winter months.
A DNR employee inspects a bear den in preparation of attaching a radio collar to the black bear (Ursus americanus) within. The radio collar will help DNR biologists track the bear and allow for checkups to aid in their research of the species in Michigan.
DNR employees take measurements on a tranquilized black bear (Ursus americanus) before attaching a radio collar. The radio collar will help DNR biologists track the bear and allow for checkups to aid in their research of the species in Michigan.
DNR employee holding a trio of black bear (Ursus americanus) cubs. Cubs are born around January and stay in the den with the mother during the late winter months. The mother of these cubs was tranquilized and given a radio collar to help biologists track and check up on the species in Michigan.
A little brown bat hanging upside down at the Millie Hill Bat Viewing site. The site is actually an old mine entrance that has a protective steel grate that allows bats to enter and leave, but keeps people out of the mine shaft. The Millie Mine is a critical hibernating and breeding location for up to 50,000 bats—one of the largest known concentrations of bats in the Midwest. Big brown and little brown bats from all over the region come here to hibernate during the cold winter months.
DNR employees prepare to attach a radio collar to a tranquilized black bear (Ursus americanus). The radio collar will help DNR biologists track the bear and allow for checkups to aid in their research of the species in Michigan.
DNR employees collect data on a white-tailed deer for a predator/prey research project, which will provide information about the local deer population and the effects of predators on it.
DNR employees carefully remove a tranquilized black bear (Ursus americanus) from its den in order to fit it with a radio collar. The radio collar will help DNR biologists track the bear and allow for checkups to aid in their research of the species in Michigan.
DNR employees inspect a black bear (Ursus americanus) cub. Cubs are born around January and stay in the den with the mother during the late winter months. This cub's mother was tranquilized and given a radio collar to help biologists track and check up on the species in Michigan.
DNR employees release a white-tailed deer after it has been tagged with an ear tag.
