Wildlife
Fake reefs are good for fishing – how about for the fish?
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While they attract fish to eat and spawn, artificial reefs in the Great Lakes need to be monitored longer to evaluate their success, according to a new study.
Climate
Volunteer monitors track Michigan’s 150 butterfly species
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The Michigan Butterfly Network will soon be sending volunteers out to survey the state’s butterflies.
Wildlife
New Michigan fishing regs allow year round catch and release of bass
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Some anglers worry about longterm harm.
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Wildlife
What Great Lakes game fish should you be fishing for?
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What Great Lakes Game Fish Should You Be Fishing For? by ProProfs
Wildlife
Property owner snared in Ohio trapping case
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Traps used to catch coyotes killing birds on hunting preserve also caught neighbor’s dog.
Wildlife
Imperiled butterfly leads way for conservation of climate sensitive species
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Michigan has been the hotbed of the endangered Karner blue butterfly. But now a changing climate threatens the blue bug.
Wildlife
Invasive species reintroduce toxic chemicals to Green Bay food web
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They can make a group of toxic chemicals deposited more than 45 years ago reenter the food web and contaminate predatory fish and possibly people.
Wildlife
Piping plovers make comeback in the Great Lakes
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Once nearly extinct in the Great Lakes region, piping plovers are on the rebound.
Wildlife
Slimy microorganism increasing in northern Michigan lakes
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Nope, that’s not tapioca pudding in your lake; it’s zooplankton, a microorganism in inland lakes that produces slime and can clog water pipes.
Wildlife
Researchers study need to protect Great Lakes turtle habitat
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They used radio tracking, GPS loggers and aerial imagery to follow a dozen turtles on a Lake Huron island.