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NWF expresses concerns about Asian Carp discovery
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An Asian carp was discovered just miles away from Lake Michigan, past electric barriers meant to stop them.
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Sturgeon recovery in Lake Ontario hit by Trump cuts
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The lake sturgeon is a giant fish–up to eight feet long and 800 pounds. Scientists are trying to help it thrive in the Great Lakes. But President Trump’s 2018 budget cuts funding for that work.
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Can Asian carp be kept out of Lake Michigan?
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In part two of Great Lakes Today’s series on President Trump’s 2018 budget, we travel to the southern tip of Lake Michigan. Researchers there are trying to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes, but proposed budget cuts could limit their work.
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Outdoor groups push for carp solution
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They’re releasing a series of anti-carp videos throughout the summer.
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New Lake Ontario water fluctuation regimen could help muskrats
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Low water hinders the water mammals from entering and leaving their homes and it promotes invasive cattail growth. A new regulation plan that more closely mimics historic water fluctuations could create more suitable habitat, according to a recent study.
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Bald eagles face deadly threat from lead poisoning
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The success story of the American bald eagle’s comeback is widely celebrated, but lead poisoning is a serious threat to the species.
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The Green Room: Birds, glass and cats-preventable impacts
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What do habitat destruction, cats and glass all have in common? They threaten songbirds. But solutions exist.
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A field guide for fruit flies
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New book “Drosophilids of the Midwest and Northeast” gives fruit flies overdue accolades.
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A frog concert after dark
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Citizen scientists survey the state’s wetlands, listening to male frogs and toads croak their pick-up lines into the dark.
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Michigan seeks ‘Eureka!’ cry on carp control
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The state is pursuing a game show technique increasingly used to solve difficult natural resource and other problems. Will it be enough to prompt someone to run naked down the street?