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See a bear den? The Michigan DNR wants to know about it

Michigan Radio — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 20:46:15 +0000

By Lester Graham, Michigan Radio

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.

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We’re going to need a bigger fishbowl

Brian Owens — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 19:28:06 +0000

A tiny goldfish might look cute in a fishbowl on your shelf, but if released into the wild it can grow to a terrifying size and become a menace to the ecosystem. They eat pretty much anything and everything, root up plants causing the water to become cloudy and dark, and reproduce and grow so quickly that almost no predators can stop them.

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Do snitches net fishes? Scientists turn invasive carp into traitors to slow their Great Lakes push

The Associated Press — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 22:37:02 +0000

By Todd Richmond, Associated Press

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Wildlife officials across the Great Lakes are looking for spies to take on an almost impossible mission: stop the spread of invasive carp.

Over the last five years, agencies such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have employed a new seek-and-destroy strategy that uses turncoat carp to lead them to the fish’s hotspot hideouts.

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I Speak for the Fish: Carp are crazy about corn

Kathy Johnson — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 17:20:19 +0000

I Speak for the Fish is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor Kathy Johnson, coming out the third Monday of each month. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit Public Television.

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Concerns about Michigan steelhead populations prompt new catch limits

Bridge Michigan — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 19:10:11 +0000

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

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Great Lakes Moment: A Detroit perspective on the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act

John Hartig — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 01:00:40 +0000

Great Lakes Moment is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor John Hartig. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit Public Television.

The Endangered Species Act was championed by metropolitan Detroit’s very own Congressman John D.

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Bird songs may ease the blues

Great Lakes Echo — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 18:00:10 +0000

This article was republished here with permission from Great Lakes Echo.

By Daniel Schoenherr, Great Lakes Echo

The Great Lakes region’s more than 300 bird species may provide valuable mental health benefits.

A recent study from Carleton University in Ontario shows there are fewer mental health-related hospitalizations in Michigan areas with high bird diversity.

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In warming Great Lakes, climate triage means some cold waters won’t be saved

Bridge Michigan — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 16:00:03 +0000

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

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I Speak for the Fish: Mesmerized by minnows

Kathy Johnson — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 18:00:03 +0000

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Points North: We Got Jellyfish!

Interlochen Public Radio — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 14:55:27 +0000

Points North is a biweekly podcast hosted by Daniel Wanschura and Morgan Springer about the land, water and inhabitants of the Upper Great Lakes.

This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio.

In 1933, a high schooler fishing along the Huron River in Ann Arbor, Michigan looked into the water and saw something weird.

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