Endangered wildlife
Giving white-nose the cold shoulder
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A new approach to combating white-nose syndrome involves constructing ventilation systems in bat dwellings.
Wildlife
Study offers a bird’s eye view of a bird’s smell
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A new study points to the importance of how birds use their own odors to communicate.
Birds
Identifying waterbird hotspots in the Great Lakes is important for birds’ survival, a study shows
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A recent study done in the Great Lakes highlights the importance of waterbird hotspot conservation.
Recreation
Tagging fish with #fisHER
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Women who fish have created a new Twitter hashtag to promote awareness of their growing numbers.
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.
isle royale
Don’t poo-poo moose poop
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What are moose poop and pee good for? That’s a science question, and research on Isle Royale and in northeast Minnesota shows moose effectively transfer nitrogen — an essential nutrient for forest health — from the aquatic plants they chow down on to fertilize the forest.
Wildlife
Piping plovers face new threat in the Great Lakes
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A new predator has emerged for piping plovers in the Great Lakes.
Echo
Collaboration helps Michigan, Wisconsin celebrate elk management milestones
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Elk in the Great Lakes region reached restoration milestones in 2018.
Capital News Service
New findings raise concerns about avian malaria in Great Lakes region
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The blood parasites that infect songbirds with avian malaria are far more diverse in Southwest Michigan than scientists knew.
Capital News Service
Hard winter bad for deer, too
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Heavy snows this winter are bad news for the U.P.’s deer population. It’s harder than usual for them to move around and to find nutritious browse, according to the DNR.