Echo
Researchers eye spread of invasive faucet snails
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The population of the invasive faucet snail is expanding in the Great Lakes.
Wildlife
Winged Wednesday: Early migration shows loon flight path
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Cold weather meant they hatched late and migrated early, but tagged birds show strong survival.
Land
Emerald Ash borer moving on to new target in Ohio
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Ohio scientists say they’ve found evidence that the insect has made its way to a new host: the white fringetree.
Wildlife
Winged Wednesday review: Animal app is great guide
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A team of students and researchers at the University of Michigan has created an app that is a pocket guide for Great Lakes animal species at the region’s parks, museums and zoos.
Wildlife
Sonar maps Lake Huron trout habitat
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Maritime archeologists are swapping shipwreck surveys for trout habitat mapping in Lake Huron’s Sixth Fathom Bank, an ancestral spawning ground for lake trout.
Wildlife
Long-eared bat listing gets pushback
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A fight over logging restrictions is delaying federal protection of the northern long-eared bat, a Great Lakes species already decimated in the American Northeast.
Wildlife
Michigan adds killer shrimp, others to banned species list
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Unlike Sharknadoes, the tiny crustacean poses a real threat, especially in the Great Lakes.
Wildlife
Immediate salmon outlook steady despite fewer eggs collected
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But record low collection could indicate longterm troubling trend.
Wildlife
Mr. Great Lakes on a group restoring Au Sable and windows killing birds
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This week, Jeff Kart discusses a nonprofit group restoring the Au Sable River watershed and windows killing birds.
Wildlife
Canadian, U.S. researchers tackle Great Lakes bee decline
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University researchers are investigating the effects of parasites and pesticides on the behavior and immune responses of honey bees.