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.
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