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In return, birds will help you all summer with your insect control in the garden
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By Victoria Witke
Christina Petalas, a doctoral student McGill University, studies herring gulls to learn about plastic pollution near the St. Lawrence River. Across two studies, she found plastic additives in every bird sampled, which could have human health consequences.
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Since first being detected in 2021, a subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza has had a dramatic impact on North America
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency "confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza."
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By Eric Freedman
Empty lots in deindustrialized cities like Detroit may contribute to bird species diversity, says a new study by researchers at MSU and Carleton University in Canada. The study is based on sound recordings collected at 110 sites in 11 Detroit neighborhoods. The study recommends that vacant land
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The For Our Youth (FOY) club had a special July meeting this summer. We were warmly welcomed to the beautiful native gardens at the home of Christine and Jim Roberts in Blair’s Grove. FOY doesn’t usually meet in July, due to the heat and vacation schedules, but we couldn’t resist
More than 70 volunteers joined Save the River’s Trash Free River Days Weekend to remove 1,501 pounds of trash from the Upper St. Lawrence River last week. The volunteers retrieved […]
A group of American white pelicans have been turning heads at Fanshawe Lake this summer, drawing interest from local birders and nature lovers who rarely see the species this far south.
Friday the 13th in Port Dover isn’t just a rally reserved for motorcycle enthusiasts but an opportunity for Norfolk County transplants to come home.
Every spring, adult midge flies emerge by the Milwaukee lakefront in giant swarms to mate, procreate and lay their eggs in Lake Michigan. Though they may be a nuisance, midges […]
Toy sailboat races, singing and dancing pirates, Coastie the robot safety boat and birds of prey were just a few of the attractions that lined the dock outside Oswego, New […]