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Concerns about the Great Lakes increase, while Ontario loons decrease
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Ontario loons are declining, with fewer chicks being born, according to a new study that took four decades and hundreds of researchers.
bats
The deadly disease that wiped out 90% of the Upper Peninsula’s bats, and a new hope for one species
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A new study shows a glimmer of hope for bats affected by white-nose syndrome.
Fish
Bigheaded carp pose big threat, new model suggests
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Bigheaded carp are a big threat to yellow perch, according to a new model that forecasts what would happen over the next several decades if bighead and silver carp made it into Lake Huron’s Saginaw Bay.
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Fixing the food web: Cisco reintroduction to the Great Lakes could have enormous ripple effect
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Once as many as nine types of ciscoes roamed the Great Lakes, playing a key role in the food web.
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There’s a new kind of carp in the river and it’s huge
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The first invasive grass carp capable of reproducing in Michigan was caught this spring during an annual fish survey by the Department of Natural Resources.
Wildlife
Rooting out wild pig’s impact in Michigan
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There’s new research showing that pigs in the north root up native plants and rob the soil of key nutrients plants need to flourish.
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Americans agree on animal protection; experts disagree on which ones need it
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In a time of extreme polarization, a recent study has found something the American public can agree on.
contamination
Study finds health risk from Pine River fish
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Anglers are at risk of contracting E. coli while fishing in the Pine River, according to a recent study.
Amphibians
Count on for frogs, toads
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The Michigan DNR and Michigan Wildlife Council are counting the state’s frogs and toads because of concern over threats to their species. We hear from an MSU Museum herpetologist and a DNR wildlife biologist.
arctic grayling
Fish tale: Chances of Arctic grayling return to Michigan ‘Very good’
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Arctic grayling, a fish known for its sail-like dorsal fin and that died out in Michigan in the 1930s, could be making a comeback in Michigan.