Wildlife
Invasive species reintroduce toxic chemicals to Green Bay food web
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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.
Wildlife
Mr. Great Lakes on smart phone app that fights invasive species
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Also…groups fighting for rivers and lakes
Water
Great Lakes Month in Review: pet coke, fracking, Asian carp funding
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Great Lakes commentator Gary Wilson on February’s biggest environmental stories.
Wildlife
Good news? Smallmouth bass chow down on invaders
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New studies show that the invasive species, round goby, has become a key food source for native species, including the small mouth bass, yellow perch and walleye.
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
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.
Echo
Inviting invasives to the digital world
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Great Lakes researchers are building a time machine to help fight freshwater invasive species.
Water
Great Lakes Month in Review: rising lake levels, Asian carp DNA
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For today’s Great Lakes Month in Review, we talk about the dramatic rise in lake levels this fall, the latest legal updates on Asian carp, and the U-N’s stance on the Detroit water shut-offs.
Wildlife
DNR official explains carp DNA discovery
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Worry about an Asian carp invasion intensified recently when the Michigan Department of Natural Resources found silver carp DNA in the Kalamazoo River.
Wildlife
Spiny water fleas in Great Lakes indicate a larger problem
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When these invasive crustaceans can thrive, it means that there is plenty of other trouble in the water.