Wildlife
Fish farm escapees grow fast, die young
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Study assessing potential environmental impacts says farm fish are poorly equipped for survival in the wild.
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Study assessing potential environmental impacts says farm fish are poorly equipped for survival in the wild.
Industry officials, scientists and regulators gather in East Lansing Thursday to discuss the opportunities and barriers to expanding Michigan aquaculture.
Politicians, activists and hunters continue to debate on the current state of the gray wolf’s status as an endangered species.
Also…groups fighting for rivers and lakes
Defendants describe use of secretly recorded conversations, mobile tracking devices, interrogations, undercover surveillance as techniques more familiar to drug traffickers than to fishermen.
Illegal importation of five bear carcasses triggers loss of privileges for taxidermist.
Chemical concentrations in bone and mathematical models can help resource managers decide how to stock salmon.
A bipartisan bill that is still in draft would remove federal protection of the gray wolf in Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
New studies show that the invasive species, round goby, has become a key food source for native species, including the small mouth bass, yellow perch and walleye.
Michigan’s bald eagles are among the most contaminated birds on the planet when it comes to phased-out flame retardant chemicals in their livers, according to new research.