Whooping cranes: Wisconsin home to America's tallest flying birds again

Whooping cranes were once on the edge of extinction and one of the original endangered species. Thanks to the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, their numbers continue to grow.

Wisconsin State Fair Exploratory Park offers slice of nature

At the Wisconsin State Fair, the DNR's Exploratory Park offers a slice of nature, education and a break from the hustle and bustle of the crowds.

National parks and hundreds of other recreation sites are free to visit Friday

The National Park System includes parks, historic sites, monuments, recreation areas, battlefields and seashores. You can visit them all for free on Friday.

Watch: Eagle swoops down and catches fish midair, wowing onlookers

A bald eagle put on an impressive show for a man and his friends when it swooped down and caught a fish high in the air.

Wisconsin wolf management: DNR releases revised draft plan

Wisconsin wildlife officials released a revised draft wolf management plan Tuesday, Aug. 1 that recommends holding the statewide population at around 1,000 animals, a concession to conservatives looking for a hard limit.

Traps removed near Yellowstone after no sign of grizzly bear that killed woman

Wildlife workers on Tuesday halted their efforts to capture a grizzly bear that killed a woman over the weekend near Yellowstone National Park after finding no sign of the animal since the day of the attack.

Drone video captures shark hunting off Long Island beach

A toothy shark was seen gliding through a school of fish just off the coast of Southampton, New York, on Saturday.

Woman dies after grizzly bear encounter near Yellowstone National Park

A woman was found dead in Montana on Saturday after coming into contact with a grizzly bear on a trail west of Yellowstone National Park.

See the rare blue frog spotted in Rhode Island

Some of Rhode Island's frog species can occasionally exhibit rare blue coloration.