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When temperatures drop, pets should not be left outside for an extended time.
  • Animals & Pets
  • Detroit Evening Report
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Detroit Evening Report: Animal Control urges Detroit residents to keep pets inside amid frigid temperatures

Tia Graham January 16, 2024

Frigid temperatures in Michigan are prompting Detroit Animal Control to remind animal owners to bring in their pets if possible.Subscribe...

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A cardinal sits on a log.
  • Animals & Pets
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Detroit Audubon is now Detroit Bird Alliance

Laura Herberg November 27, 2023

Detroit Audubon has a new name. The bird-centered conservation nonprofit will now be known as Detroit Bird Alliance, the group...

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CultureShift: Detroit Horse Power to open equine education center in the city

CultureShift September 22, 2023

Detroit Horse Power is a local organization with the goal of teaching and inspiring young people through equestrianism. The nonprofit...

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A crowd of people and their dogs squeeze into Palmer Park dog park during the grand opening.
  • Animals & Pets
  • Community & Quality of Life

Dogs, owners have a ball at Palmer Park’s new dog park

Laura Herberg September 21, 2023

A brand new dog park has opened up at Palmer Park in Detroit. The City of Detroit surveyed residents to...

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A photo of a pit bull at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich.
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Pit bull ban passes in Grosse Pointe Shores

Dave Kim September 20, 2023

A controversial dog ordinance banning pit bulls was passed Tuesday evening by Grosse Pointe Shores City Council. The bill was...

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  • Animals & Pets
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson

What do we owe animals in a world dominated by humans?

Detroit Today, Sam Corey February 10, 2023

Through the purchase of meat, many of us subsequently condone violence toward animals on a daily basis. On factory farms,...

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This April 18, 2008, file photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife shows a gray wolf.
  • Animals & Pets
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Michigan wolf population holding steady, 2022 survey shows

Associated Press January 19, 2023

Michigan’s gray wolf population remains stable and might have reached its natural ceiling after mounting a decades-long comeback in the...

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a pheasant crosses the road in a residential area
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CuriosiD: What’s up with all these pheasants?

Shelby Jouppi January 12, 2023

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.In this episode of...

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A dog named Rocky spending time at Canine to Five in Ferndale
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Canine to Five dog daycare opening fourth location, second in Detroit

Dave Kim January 10, 2023

Canine to Five announced they are adding a second Detroit location this spring, growing to four facilities overall. The dog...

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medium sized dog lies on her back on the couch in the sun
  • Animals & Pets
  • CultureShift

Researcher explores how dogs experience the world

Amanda LeClaire, Sophia Jozwiak September 30, 2022

There’s likely very few dog owners out there that haven’t wondered what in the world is going on inside the...

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Bird Pictures
  • Animals & Pets
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson

The experiences of animals and our interactions with them

Detroit Today, Sam Corey September 12, 2022

Animals are a rich part of many peoples’ life. But while they live beside us in our backyards, our parks,...

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Michigan DNR's Wildlife Division workers pull a canoe loaded with captured ducks
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Why are mallard duck populations falling in the Great Lakes region?

Lester Graham August 19, 2022

Two major studies are underway to try to better understand why mallard duck populations are declining in the U.S. Researchers...

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