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Wildlife

Lake Superior’s Apostle Islands shelters a declining species

By Hannah Brock | November 24, 2021

Scientists have discovered a Lake Superior refuge for a declining weasel-like carnivore.

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Endangered Great Lakes rattler once had a bounty

By Hannah Brock | October 11, 2021

A species unique to the Great Lakes region once had a bounty on its head, but now experts are trying to save it.

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Congress considers once-in-a-generation bill for conservation

By Marshall Lee Weimer | May 6, 2021

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would provide states, territories and tribes with $1.4 billion annually to protect important species and their associated habitats.

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Going wild, experts continue preservation of endangered species

By Kirsten Rintelmann | April 27, 2021

Wildlife experts are pushing stronger conservation and protection efforts for Michigan’s threatened and endangered species.

Amphibians

There may be hope for an endangered frog in the Great Lakes region

By Amelia Cole | February 26, 2020

Since the 1970s, the Blanchard’s cricket frog has gone missing from much of the northern portion of its range. But experts say their fate may be looking up.

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For one butterfly, Michigan may be its last, best hope

By Eric Freedman | December 6, 2019

The endangered Poweshiek skipperling butterfly, is now known to survive in the wild in only two places on earth: Michigan and Manitoba.

Catch of the Day

Michigan company creates endangered species game

By Will Grimm | April 24, 2019

Gamers with an environmental interest have until Friday to order a special edition of  a new board game designed around helping endangered species.

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Canadian scientists track big snakes in trees

By Carin Tunney | October 6, 2017

Canadian researchers are tracking a large, endangered snake that lives in trees.

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Minnesota citizen scientists thrill at sightings of endangered bumble bee

By Carin Tunney | August 16, 2017

Citizen scientists are the key to new findings for a Minnesota project that tracks bees, including the endangered rusty patched bumble bee.

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Convicted eco-terrorist pursues legal protection of Great Lakes wolves

By Holly Drankhan | July 9, 2015

The Grand Rapids, Michigan, resident was convicted of torching a Michigan State University animal research laboratory in 1992. Now Rod Coronado says he has turned to legal forms of animal activism to advocate for the rights of wolves.

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About Great Lakes Echo

Environmental news of the Great Lakes region from the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University.

  • Winter makes curved roads dangerous; researchers seek solutions

    By Eric Freedman Flashing light on warning signs near curves can slow drivers and reduce the odds of a crash during winter weather conditions, says a new study by Michigan State University engineers.

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    Great Lakes books for your holiday gift list 

    By Eric Freedman   Looking for a holiday gift for a reader who loves the Great Lakes? Here are five prospects to consider – and what our reporters learned from interviewing their authors this year.

  • A side-by-side of the historic Portage Canal and modern Portage Canal from an aerial view.
    Restoration of historical site improves quality of life for Portage, Wisconsin residents

    By Joshua Kim Following the completion of segments 1 and 2 of the Portage Canal, local residents and visitors can use the historic site and its amenities following years of disrepair.

  • What herring gulls tell us about plastic pollution

    By Victoria Witke Christina Petalas, a doctoral student McGill University, studies herring gulls to learn about plastic pollution near the St. Lawrence River. Across two studies, she found plastic additives in every bird sampled, which could have human health consequences.

  • Scientists update geological map of northern Wisconsin, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula 

    By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva The U.S. Geological Survey has began large-scale low-level airplane flights over Michigan's Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin to obtain high-resolution data on subsurface mineral structures and bedrock composition. The data will be used to create two- and three-dimensional maps to better understand the geological structure at depths of about 10,000 feet.

  • ‘Refusal is insisting on your own terms’: Indigenous activism in the Midwest

    By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira “Indigenous Activism in the Midwest: Refusal, Resurgence and Resisting Settler Colonialism” explores how Dakota and Anishinaabe communities in Minnesota continue their relationships to the land and challenge dominant settler narratives about ownership, belonging and identity.

  • Cannabis workers are developing job-related asthma and some have died, study says

    By Clara Lincolnhol New research says workers picking, grinding and packaging cannabis are developing workplace-related asthma, and two deaths have occurred so far.

  • Swiss researcher studies ‘abandonment tourism’ in Detroit

    By Camila Bello Castro A recent case study of a former “abandonment tourism” business in Detroit found a disconnect between the lived experience of many city residents and the lives of the tour participants who were generally white, younger and more international than most Detroiters and generally first-time visitors to the city.

  • Wolves hunt beavers in Isle Royale National Park, changing the ecosystem

    By Akia Thrower A new study reveals how gray wolves in Isle Royale National Park seasonally alter their habitat preferences to align with beavers’ habitat preferences, a shift that might have implications for the island’s ecosystem.

  • Green clues: Crime-busters turn to moss to help solve crimes 

    By Eric Freedman Tiny pieces of moss can be crime-busters, says a study examining how law enforcement agencies, forensic teams and botanists have used moss to solve murders, track missing people, calculate how long ago someone died and – in a notorious Mason County case – try to locate the body of a baby murdered by her father.

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