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The Wildlife Volunteer is a bi-monthly publication of the Michigan Wildlife Conservancy. All members of the Conservancy receive this publication. Below are links to some current and past articles:

King of Weasels

Mourning Cloak Butterfly

"Vats Dat"

Mystery Object - see "Vats Dat" for answer

Mother Nature's Digger

A Wolf By Any Other Name

Under The Microscope

Return of the River Dancer

Wetland Restoration Project Celebrated

Sturgeon Using New Reef

Keeping Up With The Monarch

Don't Mess With Baby Animals

The Slinky Mink

Press Release - February 2012

Backyard Ponds

Hey, You Little Weasel

Great Lakes Resolution

Tree Tubes In Deer County

Playing Roulette With The Great Lakes

Water Levels In The Great Lakes

Cities With Outdated Sewer Systems

Sleeping Bear Dunes - Most Beautiful Place in America

Senate Lets Ban on Wild Hogs Stand

Training For Wild Hog Trappers on Web

Conservancy's 2011 Projects Spanned State

Sturgeon Reef

Strange Politics - Editorial by Bill Taylor

Natural Salt Licks - Article by Bill Taylor

When Emerald Ash Borer Strikes

Flies on the Beach - The Miraculous Monarch

Conservancy Testifies To Keep Asian Carp Out

White Pelicans: Shallow Water Fish Herders

Coalition Formed to Protect Environment from Wild Hogs

The Alpena News - Cougar Alive and Well in Michigan 

YouTube Video - Hogs in Michigan 2008 - Free Press 

YouTube Video - Evidence of Cougars in Michigan 1

YouTube Video - Evidence of Cougars in Michigan 2

Reports of Cougars in U.P.

Don't Let them Hog Michigan

Friday Night Lights Out For Football

Lawrence Walkinshaw Biography

Going Home

Energy Policy Affects Wildlife

Conservancy Tackled Wide Range of Problems in 2010

Texas Declares War on Wild Hogs

St. Clair River To Get Spawning Reef

Wild Hogs Again Take Spotlight in Michigan

And with that he announced his return

Wildlife Spectacular - The Bats of Millie Hill

A Tale of Two Weasels

Can Asian Carp Slip in the Back Door

Conservancy Testifies On Asian Carp Threat

First Lady of the Wild Gone - Sanilac County Wolverine Found Dead

Michigan Files Suit To Stop Asian Carp

Conservancy's Strong Leadership Continues

MWC Project Compliments Culvert Replacement - Restoring Fish Passages On Small Streams

Editorial - Asian Carp Threat Demands Clear Answers

Conservancy's 2010 Projects Feature Innovation

Cougar Photographed in Leelanau County

Wildlife On The Move

Man Bitten By Rattler In Saginaw County - When Nature Bites!

The Aldo Leopold Legacy

Priggooris Lake Reaching Habitat Potential

Forum - Dams are elephant in the room

The Path of Least Resistance - Former Insider Sheds Light on Wildlife Officials and Cougars

Unprecedented Hearing - Lawmakers Look At Cougar Evidence

Conservancy Opinion - The Case For A Bounty On Wild Hogs

Michigan Wildlife Conservancy Broke New Ground in 2008

The Not-So-Great Lakes - Diseases Still A Problem In Great Lakes

International Effort for Sturgeon a Block-Buster - Wildlife Conservancy Plays Key Role

The Not-So-Great Lakes - Warming Waters Make Great Lakes Vulnerable

MWC Releases Deer Management Recommendations

The Not-So-Great Lakes - A Legacy of Pollution

Worst Fears About Wild Board Become Reality

Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes

A Fighting Chance

The Not-So-Great Lakes - Relentless Onslaught of Exotic Species 

Nature of Wild - Wolf, coyote or dog?

Nature of Wild - Using Biological Controls a Tricky Business

A Burning Issue

Autumn a Time of Preparation - Getting Ready for Winter

A Moving Target

25th Anniversary Newsletter Edition

Nature of Wild: Getting to Know Your Neighbors - Coyotes in you neighborhood

Pigeons

How Predators Establish Home Ranges and Territories

Don't mess with baby animals

In Pursuit of Boss Hog

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly