Wildlife Habitat
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Critter Corner – Fox
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Drop by the Critter Corner to check out the spectacular world of Wisconsin foxes.
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Exploration Station – Butterflies
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Drop by the Exploration Station to discover the wonderful world of butterflies.
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Night Fliers - Bats and Owls Drop In at the Beach
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Unravel the many astonishing truths about the only true flying mammals – bats and silent fliers - owls.
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Exploration Station – Mammals
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Drop by the Exploration Station to explore what makes mammals so awesome.
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Piping Plovers Observed Nesting On Wisconsin Point For The First Time In 49 Years
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announces that a pair of piping plovers (Charadrius melodus), migratory shorebirds that are endangered in the Great Lakes region, was observed nesting this summer on Wisconsin Point in Superior for the first time in 49 years. The St. Louis River estuary historically supported breeding populations of piping plovers, but nesting had not been documented in the estuary since 1977.
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Keep Young Wildlife Wild
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds the public to protect young wildlife by observing them from a safe distance and letting them grow up in their natural environment.
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New Mapping Site To Track Chimney Swift Roosts Launches
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announces the Wisconsin Chimney Swift Working Group has launched a new and efficient tool for those interested in monitoring chimney swift roost and nest sites. The tool will be available in time for community scientists to use during Swift Night Out events around the state in August and September.
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Black-Necked Stilt Numbers Soar In Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have coordinated efforts since 2019 to survey black-necked stilts, a migratory shorebird that has established a breeding population at Horicon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area, and the most recent survey shows numbers are growing.