Plus, life in the tropics, a test for seed freshness and “tin horn” nuthatches heading our way.

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 19, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Avian influenza is devastating poultry operations, spreading in dairy cattle and infecting farm workers. Why isn’t the United ...

Nearly two dozen U.S. senators urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a letter, to "prioritize" a vaccine strategy for ...

"Our blue jay has decided she’s actually a cat. Lately, Pluto’s favorite thing to mimic are the feral cats she hears outside her window – and it’s not only their meows – it’s their hissing and ...

PORTLAND, Maine — Loons are on the mend in Maine, filling more of the state's lakes and ponds with their haunting calls, ...

Few birds represent Minnesota winters as perfectly as the black-capped chickadee. Small, round, and endlessly cheerful, this ...

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There’s a magical place tucked away in southeastern Minnesota where cell service fades and worries seem to dissolve with each step along a limestone trail. Whitewater State Park in Altura might be the ...

The National Turkey Federation, the United Egg Producers, the National Milk Producers Federation, the Minnesota Turkey ...

Leggy and sharp-eyed, Common Grackles (along with their larger, showier relatives, Great-tailed Grackles and Boat-tailed ...

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison told participants in the Feeding Our Future fraud scandal, “I’m here to help.” He ...