Wildlife
Study examines Wisconsin wolf tolerance
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Participants didn’t like wolves nor the people who tried to manage them.
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City bees pollinate urban education
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They’re showing up on city rooftops, university dormitories and the grounds of middle schools, a trend that not only teaches people about bees, it could help the troubled pollinators.
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U.P. study shows long-term impact of beaver ‘engineering’
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A study shows consistency in beaver pond placement over the last 150 years, despite land use changes that altered beaver habitats in Michigan’s U.P.
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Study: Less than 3 percent of eels survive Ontario dams
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Once a vital, highly nutritious food source for native Americans, researchers say the eel also suffers from longtime overfishing.
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Mid-Michigan bird banders track fall migration
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Current State’s Kevin Lavery meets up with volunteers banding birds at the Burke Lake Banding Station this week.
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Trophy buck costs Ohio resident almost $28,000 in restitution
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The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that Arlie Risner owes the state almost $28,000 in restitution after illegally killing a 20-point white-tailed buck.
Wildlife
Great Lakes bats, butterflies, grass get grants
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Money supports research and land acquisition to protect prairie grass, Karner blue butterflies and long-eared bats.
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Bats worth a billion in bug control
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Bats get a bad rap, but a recent Illinois study proves that they’re hard workers, and that the work they do is worth more than $1 billion to farmers.
Wildlife
Sandhill cranes and birdwatchers flock to Bellevue for annual festival
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WKAR’s Current State discusses the upcoming CraneFest with the executive director of the Michigan Audubon Society, Johnathan Lutz.
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Mr. Great Lakes on top 10 eco-schools and Lake Huron lake trout
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Mr. Great Lakes talks top schools promoting environmental education and a lake trout resurgence reported in the 2015 edition of “Restoring the Great Lakes.”