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.
Podcasts
Lansing area volunteers make homes for bats
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The Bat Association of Michigan State University hosts event to educate the public on the importance of the winged creature.
Birds
Piping plovers return to Lake Erie
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A single pair of the shorebirds nested along the lake last summer for the first time in 60 years. They’re an encouragement to the wildlife managers who are reclaiming the plover’s old habitat.
Wildlife
Fishery managers excited by lake trout’s not-so-picky palate
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Researchers say lake trout have flexible diets–calming fears that the resurgent species is competing with salmon for the dwindling supply of alewife in the Great Lakes.
Capital News Service
Michigan cranks up testing deer for chronic wasting disease
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The Michigan DNR has been ramping up its testing of deer for chronic wasting disease, including new testing efforts in Montcalm, Mecosta and Kent counties.
Fish
Video: slow-motion sturgeon feeding
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Sturgeons project their jawbones from their skulls, creating the suction they need to vacuum food from lake beds.
Capital News Service
Could hunting or U.P. wolves solve Isle Royale moose problem?
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With only one surviving wolf known on Isle Royale, the national park’s moose population is climbing without predators to keep the numbers under control.
Birds
Black tern numbers plummet, invasives largely to blame
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The once-abundant black tern is far less abundant in Great Lakes wetlands.
Catch and release
Catch and release kills many fish
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A new study shows the conservation technique is fatal for some fish.