butterflies
Mowing milkweed means more monarchs
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The monarch butterfly might be on the decline, but a little milkweed-whacking can help get them back on their feet, experts say.
Birds
Chicago a bird death trap of glass and light
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People might think that a larger city like New York would be guilty of more bird-window collisions than Chicago, but an unfortunate combination of building structures and geographical placement proves to be deadlier than size.
Catch of the Day
Judge rejects Michigan hunter’s claim of unconstitutional search
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Lawyer plans to appeal.
Alewives
Former Michigan conservation director recounts “spectacular” fish story
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Howard Tanner’s revolutionary decision 50 years ago dramatically changed the ecology of the Great Lakes.
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Alarm cues and fish sorters are new weapons in lamprey fight
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Multiple methods needed to control destructive Great Lakes invader.
Birds
Your coffee choice could save a blackpoll warbler
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They’ll soon be here in the Great Lakes basin, a crucial stop on a 12,400 flight from Canada to the Amazon.
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Isle Royale wolf rescue faces longterm genetic challenge, researchers say
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Researchers say inbreeding is likely inevitable, despite efforts to increase genetic diversity in the island’s wolves.
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Can hungry wolf immigrants save Isle Royale forests?
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Six of the animals were transferred from another Lake Superior island in a bid to control Isle Royale’s moose population and restore its forests.
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The debate is on: Will wolves move to the Lower Peninsula?
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As the Upper Peninsula reaches its capacity for grey wolves – there are more than 650 now — chances increase that some will migrate south across the ice to the northern Lower Peninsula, which currently has no wolves but plenty of suitable habitat for denning.
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.