Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 18—Minnesota's state bird is under threat, not from predators, but a much smaller foe: lead tackle. "The littlest hook can ...

For three decades, David Johnson has guided nature lovers in early spring to northern Illinois lakes to hear the eerie yodeling of hundreds of common loons. Within the next 30 years, however, there ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In 1987, wildlife veterinarian Mark Pokras was in his office at Tufts University in ...

"Let's go try the other end of the lake," Frank Pratt said, eyeing up his flyrod arsenal. "There's a lot of bass there." Heaven hung over northwest Wisconsin. Group celebrating 25th LoonWatch, said ...

The eerie and melodic call of the common loon is not an invitation to get closer. Consider the call a signal that says, "I’m here, so pay attention." Necropsy results for Vermont’s oldest loon ...

On lakes and ponds, pristine is seldom the byword. Yet, where environmentalists decry a shrinkage of habitat, miracles can still happen. Sabbathday Lake in New Gloucester, Maine abuts the last ...