Wildlife
Gene discovery may help restore Great Lakes lake trout
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Researchers link alewife gene with vitamin B1 deficiency and the decline of lake trout.
Wildlife
Michigan forests pestered by return of spruce budworm
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It’s been about 30 years since Michigan saw an outbreak of spruce budworm, but the little insects are now back in a big way. Current State talks with Bob Heyd, forest health specialist with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources about what that means for the state’s trees.
Water
Mr. Great Lakes on top water trails, Midwest Birding Symposium
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Mr. Great Lakes (Jeff Kart) reports from Bay City, Michigan’s Delta College Q-90.1 FM. This week, Jeff Kart discusses the top 11 water paddling trails in Michigan and the upcoming Midwest Birding Symposium in Bay City, Michigan. Text available at Mr. Great Lakes.
Wildlife
Sex and violence may control sea lamprey
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Cryptic chemicals associated with life and death can push and pull this parasitic invader.
Wildlife
Great whites in the Great Lakes? Bull shark!
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It likely would be a bull shark if any shark ever cruised the sweetwater seas.
Wildlife
Come tour the bug house
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More than 3,000 people a year learn about native Michigan insects and exotic bugs from around the world at Michigan State University’s Bug House.
Wildlife
Climate signals boreal bird movement
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Citizen science research is helping tell the story of one small songbird and its offbeat migration behavior.
Wildlife
The dawn of the Great Lakes Wolf Patrol
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An animal activist attracts the attention of a documentary filmmaker, criticism from hunters and mixed reception from other wolf protection advocates. This is the second of two-part profile of Rod Coronado.
Wildlife
Convicted eco-terrorist pursues legal protection of Great Lakes wolves
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The Grand Rapids, Michigan, resident was convicted of torching a Michigan State University animal research laboratory in 1992. Now Rod Coronado says he has turned to legal forms of animal activism to advocate for the rights of wolves.
Wildlife
The small environmental stories provide the big environmental picture
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It is the seemingly small environmental events and stories that help us see how they connect to form the mega-picture of natural and human activities.