Endangered wildlife
Great Lakes mammoths may have starved after population explosion
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Demise of the predators that ate them may have led to their own downfall.
Endangered wildlife
Fight invasives or protect pollinators: Neonicotinoids present tough choice
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Neonicotinoids have been linked in some studies to declining pollinator population, but they are also a key tool in protecting ash trees from the invasive emerald ash borer.
Endangered wildlife
Fungus that attacks snakes spreads to Wisconsin, Minnesota
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Snake fungal disease, previously seen in only the Eastern U.S., has been confirmed in snake populations further west.
bats
Conservation in the bat zone
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Check out the facelift at a Michigan-based bat conservation center that locates bats with iPads, studies them with bat cams and leads discussions about them on Facebook.
Wildlife
Floating bird carcasses make waves in botulism research
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Tracking how they drift could lead to the source of what’s killing them. Increasing algae growth may be implicated.
Agriculture
For the birds: keeping coffee green
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Global coffee consumption is expected to rise 25 percent in five years, a growth with significant environmental implications.
Wildlife
High schoolers harness high tech to teach world about biodiversity
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The National Bio-Diversity Teach-In run by a Great Lakes school in Illinois connects students nationwide with environmental experts.
Wildlife
Researchers eye trout spawning sites from space
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Researchers discovered that satellite imagery depicting algae cover of lake beds can help identify places where lake trout spawn.
Land
Wisconsin and Illinois wetland has international importance
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Rare plants, animals and wetland types earned the Chiwaukee Illinois Beach Lake Plain designation as a Ramsar site.
Wildlife
Delisting gray wolves divides conservationists
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Conservationists weigh in on the impacts of delisting the gray wolf in Michigan.