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Wildlife

Radio-collared feral hogs turn traitor

By Capital News Service | November 12, 2015

Feral hogs tagged with location trackers have led researchers to where they hide out with others, earning them the name “Judas hogs.”

Water
Sea lamprey

Tracking status of Great Lakes sea lamprey with new app

By Kayla Smith | October 7, 2015

Track the dramatic drop in invasive sea lamprey numbers in the Great Lakes with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission’s new app.

Water
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Chicago conferences focus on Asian carp, toxic algae, oil pipelines

By WKAR Current State | October 2, 2015

Great Lakes Week brought government officials and environmentalists together to talk about the region’s most pressing environmental issues.

Water
Mr. Great Lakes, Jeff Kart

Mr. Great Lakes on two new invasives, conservation and environmental permits

By Jeff Kart | September 14, 2015

Jeff Kart talks new aquatic invaders in Michigan, a Fall Conservation Summit and a new process to obtain environmental permits.

Lake trout
Wildlife

Gene discovery may help restore Great Lakes lake trout

By Kevin Duffy | August 27, 2015

Researchers link alewife gene with vitamin B1 deficiency and the decline of lake trout.

Recreation
Mobile Boat Wash unit sprays off hidden invasives

Free boat wash targets Michigan invaders

By Kevin Duffy | August 7, 2015

Michigan State University is fighting the state’s worst aquatic invaders with mobile lakeside education and free boat washes.

Wildlife

Great whites in the Great Lakes? Bull shark!

By Brooke Kansier | July 23, 2015

It likely would be a bull shark if any shark ever cruised the sweetwater seas.

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Land

American elm reintroduction to restore polluted streams

By Kevin Duffy | July 7, 2015

U.S. Forest Service researchers are calling on the once-abundant American elm to improve soil and water quality along New York’s Finger Lakes streams.

Wildlife

“Pigs is pets” but boars are banned

By Kevin Duffy | June 4, 2015

A 1905 story on the price of shipping guinea pigs found currency in a present-day Michigan Court of Appeals decision on Wednesday that the state’s Russian boar ban is constitutional.

Wildlife

Invasive species reintroduce toxic chemicals to Green Bay food web

By Holly Drankhan | April 17, 2015

They can make a group of toxic chemicals deposited more than 45 years ago reenter the food web and contaminate predatory fish and possibly people.

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    Ten Great Lakes Echo reporters recently scored honors in the 2023 Michigan Press Association’s College Better Newspaper Contest.  “Our bench is deep, but it has to be to cover the world’s most important beat,” said Echo Editor David Poulson

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Commentary

  • GUEST COMMENTARY: Speak up to stop the spotted lanternfly and other invaders

    By David Strayer If you’ve driven Michigan’s highways lately, you’ve probably seen the billboards: a big picture of a lanternfly, with the message, “See it. Squish it. Report it.” This is good advice, as far as it goes, but it should go further. The spotted lanternfly is a serious pest that is poised to cause […]

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Podcasts

  • Four electric buses will hit University of Michigan’s campus next summer

    Power is supplied to the electric motor very quickly which gives the electric bus high performance and rapid acceleration.

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Climate Stories

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COVID-19

  • Communities welcome return of winter festivals

    By Sammy Schuck Most people may know that festivals attract people to Michigan communities. What most may not know is that festivals and events in the state are an annual $1 billion industry, according to Michigan Festivals and Events Association CEO Mike Szukhent. According to Szukhent, the lack of winter festivals last year “hit hard.” […]

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