Skip to content
  • logo
  • logo
  • Home
  • Solutions
  • Water
  • Nearshore
  • Recreation
  • Wildlife
  • Energy
  • Waste
  • About
  • Contact

Great Lakes Echo - Environmental news of the Great Lakes region

Great Lakes Echo (https://greatlakesecho.org/category/wildlife/page/29/)

  • Home
  • Solutions
  • Water
  • Nearshore
  • Recreation
  • Wildlife
  • Energy
  • Waste
  • About
  • Contact
  • Global Navigation
  • Hot Topics:
  • Law
  • Art
Subscribe

Wildlife

This broad category encompasses fish. It is further divided on the main menu with tags for mammals, insects, amphibians, birds, mussels, invaders and endangered wildlife.

Related Topics:
  • Wildlife
  • Fish
  • Echo
  • Commentary
  • Water
Catch of the Day

Seventh day of invasive species Christmas: Seven carp and counting

By Guest Columnist | December 31, 2016

The latest of 12 days of invasive species Christmas.

Catch of the Day

Sixth day of invasive species Christmas: Six lamprey leaping

By Guest Contributor | December 30, 2016

The latest of 12 days of invasive species Christmas.

Catch of the Day

Fifth day of invasive species Christmas: five white perch on ice

By Guest Contributor | December 29, 2016

The latest of 12 days of holiday invasive species cheer.

Catch of the Day

Fourth day of invasive species Christmas: Four boat wash stations

By Guest Contributor | December 28, 2016

The latest of 12 days of invasive species Christmas.

Homepage Featured

Third day of invasive species Christmas: three clean boat steps

By Guest Contributor | December 27, 2016

The latest of 12 days of holiday invasive species cheer.

Catch of the Day

Second day of invasive species Christmas: red swamp crayfish

By Guest Contributor | December 26, 2016

The latest of 12 days of holiday invasive species cheer.

Homepage Featured

Launch of 12 days of aquatic invasive species Christmas

By Guest Contributor | December 25, 2016

Echo once again is running the Wisconsin Sea Grant version of the popular 12 days of Christmas carol. Produced by outreach specialist Tim Campbell in 2011, it brings 12 days of holiday invasive species cheer.

documentary
chimney bluffs

Great Lakes invasive species documentary airs on public television

By Karen Hopper Usher | December 14, 2016

A new documentary about invasive species in the Great Lakes was a labor of love for a husband-and-wife team.

Fish

Scientists worry about lake herring crash, say new restrictions may help

By Sam Corden | December 12, 2016

Cisco is a crucial part of Lake Superior’s food web.

Birds

Tracking sparrows and warblers across Lake Erie

By Kate Habrel | December 8, 2016

Studying how songbirds migrate to Canada could help plan off-shore wind.

Load more articles
Twitter Instagram Facebook Email

Catch of the Day

  • Michigan Press Association honors Echo reporters

    Ten Great Lakes Echo reporters recently scored honors in the 2023 Michigan Press Association’s College Better Newspaper Contest.  “Our bench is deep, but it has to be to cover the world’s most important beat,” said Echo Editor David Poulson

  • More Catch of the Day

Commentary

  • GUEST COMMENTARY: Speak up to stop the spotted lanternfly and other invaders

    By David Strayer If you’ve driven Michigan’s highways lately, you’ve probably seen the billboards: a big picture of a lanternfly, with the message, “See it. Squish it. Report it.” This is good advice, as far as it goes, but it should go further. The spotted lanternfly is a serious pest that is poised to cause […]

  • More Photo Friday

Podcasts

  • Four electric buses will hit University of Michigan’s campus next summer

    Power is supplied to the electric motor very quickly which gives the electric bus high performance and rapid acceleration.

  • More podcasts

Climate Stories

Climate News: Great Lakes Region
planetdetroit.org
Experts say updating Michigan’s building code may be key for meeting climate goals. Here’s why.
Experts say updating Michigan’s building code may be key for meeting climate goals. Here’s why.
Read more
wbez.org
Everything you need to know about Illinois’ $4,000 electric vehicle rebate
Everything you need to know about Illinois’ $4,000 electric vehicle rebate
Read more
planetdetroit.org
These 3 Detroit restaurants are tackling climate change in the kitchen
These 3 Detroit restaurants are tackling climate change in the kitchen
Read more
clickondetroit.com
How changing climate is impacting Michigan’s fall colors
How changing climate is impacting Michigan’s fall colors
Read more

COVID-19

  • Communities welcome return of winter festivals

    By Sammy Schuck Most people may know that festivals attract people to Michigan communities. What most may not know is that festivals and events in the state are an annual $1 billion industry, according to Michigan Festivals and Events Association CEO Mike Szukhent. According to Szukhent, the lack of winter festivals last year “hit hard.” […]

  • More COVID-19 stories

  • Great Lakes Echo

Contact Us

Email: GreatLakesEcho@gmail.com
Phone: 517-432-1415

Search This Site

Browse Archives

© Copyright 2025, Great Lakes Echo

Built with the Largo WordPress Theme from the Institute for Nonprofit News.

Back to top ↑