Catch of the Day
Overfishing less of a threat in Great Lakes than oceans
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Ability to more easily switch to other species before they are threatened reduces fishing pressures.
deer
Of wolves, deer, maples and wildflowers
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Researchers link the fate of plants to the presence of wolves
Wildlife
Health of minnows improving on industrial river
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But gender ratio, deformities and reproduction remain a concern on Indiana’s Grand Calumet.
Wildlife
Grass carp shows up in St. Lawrence River
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The invasive fish may have traveled from Lake Erie.
Green Gavel
Wildlife traffickers sentenced in Illinois
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Each are ordered to pay $2,500 in restitution for transporting six trophy mounts out of state.
Birds
Can cormorants help control Great Lakes invaders?
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A recent study finds that native cormorants don’t have near the impact anglers fear they do on popular Lake Michigan game fish. But they do have an appetite for invasive species.
Fish
The fate of a half-century sport fishing tradition
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Fifty years after the Great Lakes salmon introduction, dwindling populations reveal a cautionary lesson in single-species management.
Wildlife
A deadly fungus threatens salamanders
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A Great Lakes newt is especially vulnerable to the disease that some experts say likely will spread to the U.S. despite a recent ban on importing some salamander species.
Wildlife
Michigan DNR steps up chronic wasting monitoring
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The agency is increasing efforts to monitor deer for a fatal disease that interferes with their digestive abilities of deer, causing them to waste away.
bats
Wildlife grants awarded to tribes in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota
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The $5 million in awards will help protect bats, sturgeon and other wildlife.