Minnesota’s loons, the iconic state bird, are facing growing threats. It’s not hyperbole, it’s something the Minnesota ...

Buhl returned July 15 to check on the chick. It was still with its foster family, marking a successful adoption by the loon ...

It's peak summer on Minnesota's Gull Lake Chain. Boats are buzzing, jet skis slicing and loons are calling. "So it sounds like a territorial challenge that's starting," said Sheila Johnston, listening ...

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. -- The beloved loon is the focus of a new conservation program. The Minnesota Loon Restoration Project is targeting an eight-county area, which includes Hubbard, Becker, Beltrami, ...

Minnesota’s state bird is everywhere: There are loons on license plates and library cards, at lottery counters, and now even on the official state seal. Fireplace mantels across the state sport carved ...

Minnesota's state park system is the second oldest in the U.S., with a diverse variety of parks to visit all over the state. You can experience Minnesota's wilderness for yourself with a visit to ...

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — Loon lovers from around the world are cheering for “Gilligan,” a young loon who is still swimming in open water on the Crow Wing chain of lakes, near Nevis, Minnesota, weeks after ...

DULUTH — A citizen science effort that began 30 years ago and has accumulated reams of data on Minnesota's loon population still needs more volunteers to check for loons on northern lakes this summer.

GRAND RAPIDS — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is reminding anglers to retrieve as much of their broken-off fishing line as possible after an incident with a loon. Biologists for the DNR ...

The moon over Lower Hay Lake set just before midnight, adding welcome darkness for a team of researchers on a mission to capture loons. From the rear of their meandering skiff, a crew member sounded a ...