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Pandemic interrupts longtime Isle Royale wolf, moose study
-Since 1959, a research team has spent most of the winter observing the interplay between wolves and moose at Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior. But this year’s mission has been scrapped.
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Events and Special BroadcastsFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes Now Watch PartiesInvasive SpeciesNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWatch Party: Invaders on the Menu
-In this “watch party,” originally broadcast on Facebook on Jan. 8, 2021, Belle Isle Aquarium Aquarist Amanda Murray chats with…
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTrump administration rule ends prosecuting industry for unintentionally killing birds
-The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service changed part of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act which has protected birds for more than 100 years.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsFreightersHabitat RestorationInfrastructureJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingGot Pike? Huron, Michigan, Ontario, Superior, yes. Erie, not so much.
-Increased seiche events likely hurting already small populations of the fish.
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Wisconsin says wolf season will be held next November
-Wisconsin law called for annual hunting and trapping seasons to resume if and when the wolf lost federal protection.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNatasha BlakelyNewsQuizScience, Technology, ResearchQuiz: What Great Lakes invasive species are you?
-Since the 1800s, at least 25 non-native fish species have entered the Great Lakes.
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Events and Special BroadcastsFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes Now Watch PartiesLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchSturgeonWatch Party: Urgin’ for Sturgeon
-Belle Isle Aquarium Curator Paul Shuert, WDET’s Annamarie Sysling and Great Lakes Now Program Director Sandra Svoboda chat about sturgeon and answer Facebook audience questions.
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Algae BloomsClimate ChangeFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInvasive SpeciesLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyQ & A: The Great Lakes are stressed. Climate change is making it worse.
-The lead author of a new report sheds light on how climate change, invasive species, nutrient pollution and other Great Lakes problems are interacting.
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AdvocacyAPFish, Birds and AnimalsMichiganMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsinGroups fight to keep gray wolf protections for most of US
-The Trump administration last week finalized a decision that ends longstanding federal safeguards for gray wolves in the Lower 48 states.
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Drinking WaterFish, Birds and AnimalsGroundwater ContaminationIndianaLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNewsOntarioPFASPFAS News RoundupResearch, Data and TechnologyU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: PFOS in fish, Wisconsin standards in dispute, lacking regulations in Canada
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
