Wildlife
Manistee dam removal yields snake hibernaculum
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Conservation biologists have built the first artificial home for snakes in northern Michigan. And they removed an entire dam to do it.
Wildlife
Bats play crucial role in Michigan’s ecology
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Current State speaks with the executive director of the Organization for Bat Conservation, Rob Mies.
Wildlife
Winged Wednesday: Quebec’s toxic gulls offer clues about flame retardants
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Scientists have found that not only are flame retardants present in the birds but could be damaging their health and reducing their population.
Wildlife
Chef cooks up new way to explain threats from invasive species.
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He cooks up invasive species and the stories that go with them.
Wildlife
Rare birds dominate these Winged Wednesday picks
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Warblers and bitterns catch the eye of this expert.
Wildlife
Wisconsin criminal case shows how courts value wildlife
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Spiritual and aesthetic values don’t figure into it. Expert witness calculates replacement costs.
Wildlife
This birder’s Winged Wednesday picks favor the coasts
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Editor’s note: Echo’s Winged Wednesday series reports on expert birders’ favorite Great Lakes birds to watch. Tell us your favorites in the comments. Summer birding is tricky. Birds are in the midst of the nesting season and are often quiet as they patiently sit on eggs and care for their newly-hatched chicks. Mark Cranford admires the feathered co-inhabitants of his Lake Michigan cottage property from a distance.
Wildlife
How do mosquitoes target a meal?
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As summer winds down and people try to make the most out of the beautiful Michigan environment, many may be fighting off nature’s age-old enemy: the mosquito. But what makes mosquitoes more attracted to some people than others? Many myths have circulated about the cause of this rather annoying phenomenon, but scientific research is also out there about what factors make mosquitoes swarm to certain people (Hint: It has to do with a lot more than blood). Ned Walker, is a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and the Department of Entomology at MSU. He joins us to discuss the dining preferences of mosquitoes.