endangered species
For one butterfly, Michigan may be its last, best hope
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The endangered Poweshiek skipperling butterfly, is now known to survive in the wild in only two places on earth: Michigan and Manitoba.
Wildlife
Harmful algae could kill invasive mussels
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A new idea to manage the spread of non-native mussels: kill them with another Great Lakes headache, the algae that sometimes blooms too much and threatens water quality.
Fish
Communicating science with art: how are fish and us alike?
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by Weiting Du
We like fish. And we are like fish. Two Michigan State University scientists recently displayed that similarity through art. Ingo Braasch and Julia Ganz, researchers at the university’s Department of Integrative Biology, compiled videos and photos taken during their research into artwork named “Life in Technicolor: The Art of Fish Development and Evolution.” They showed it at a recent MSU science-art exhibition. The art is a byproduct of differentiating types of cells to better study them.
Wildlife
Fish can hear boat noises and their ears are in trouble
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Researchers found that fish can hear human-created, noises and that their ears are harmed by them.
Wildlife
New challenge in fighting sea lampreys: warmer waters
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A new study in the Journal of Great Lakes Research found that warming waters may be making it harder to get rid of sea lampreys.
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.
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Killing an eagle, although no longer endangered, is still illegal
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Two men in Manistee County recently shot what they said they believed to be a goose. Their mistake may cost them $5,000 in fines and up to a year in prison.
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Insect indecision: Which should be Michigan’s state bug?
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By Indri Maulidar
Capital News Service
What’s orange, flies to Mexico every year and was recently proposed as a Michigan icon? It’s the monarch butterfly. Four Michigan senators recently introduced a bill to make the monarch butterfly Michigan’s state insect. The idea, pushed by a group of schoolchildren from West Bloomfield School District, has some support. But others think that there are many other more suitable insects.
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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.
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.