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Isle Royale squirrels may have swum from mainland
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Isle Royale’s abundant red squirrels were once considered a localized subspecies. But the latest DNA testing tells a different story.
Echo
Want to get to work faster? You’ll have to drive
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Getting to work every day can be a pain, but the amount of pain varies depending on where you live and how you get to your job. Traveling by public transportation such as buses often takes twice as long – or more – as driving alone.
bees
New non-native bee discovered in Illinois, Minnesota
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Scientists have found a new species of non-native wild bee in Illinois and Minnesota.
Capital News Service
Mighty 4-inch crayfish can be bold or shy
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Crayfish have personalities—and they can shape how well the critters can escape from their predators, such as largemouth bass.
Wildlife
Michigan lawmakers push for moose hunt in national park
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Four lawmakers want the Michigan House of Representatives to adopt a resolution urging the National Park Service “to establish a moose tag lottery hunt” to help control the island’s growing moose population.
Detroit
Is Southeast Michigan the freshwater capital of the world?
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“The Heart of the Lakes” is a new book positioning Southeast Michigan, with its historic water connections and resurgent Detroit waterfront, as the premier freshwater destination.
Catch of the Day
Michigan lawmakers update old adage
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An old philosophical question asks, “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”But a more practical question today might be: “If your neighbor’s tree falls on your roof, who is responsible for the damage?”
Echo
What’s on a mastodon’s menu?
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A recent study looked at the intestinal contents of two mastodons preserved in lake sediments in Michigan and Ohio.
Wildlife
White pelicans extend their Great Lakes range, study finds
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The species “is undergoing a dramatic expansion of its breeding range in North America,” the study published in the journal Ontario Birds said.
Air
Air quality casts pall over Great Lakes national parks
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The National Parks Conservation Association examined air pollution at 417 National Park Service properties and concluded that 96 percent of them “are plagued by significant air pollution problems.”