What herring gulls tell us about plastic pollution

What herring gulls tell us about plastic pollution
Great Lakes Echo

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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Joly: Avian flu taking huge toll on North American wildlife

Joly: Avian flu taking huge toll on North American wildlife
The London Free Press
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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Anishinaabe fire practices shaped Great Lakes ecosystems, new research shows

Anishinaabe fire practices shaped Great Lakes ecosystems, new research shows
Great Lakes Echo

By Victoria Witke

New research shows Anishinaabe fire practices shaped today’s Great Lakes ecosystems. The region’s forests never existed and can’t continue to exist without people – or fire.

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Xenopoulos: Warmer weather leading to vanishing winters in Great Lakes

Xenopoulos: Warmer weather leading to vanishing winters in Great Lakes
The London Free Press
Winter conditions in the Great Lakes are getting much shorter — by about two weeks fewer each decade since 1995
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DEC provides update following a massive fish die-off in Ischua Creek

DEC provides update following a massive fish die-off in Ischua Creek
Great Lakes Commission
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has identified potential water quality violations linked to wastewater discharges from the Great Lakes Cheese facility in Franklinville, New York, which […]
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Great Lakes states and provinces to host seventh annual Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz

Great Lakes Commission

Ann Arbor, Michigan – Organizations across the region will come together to educate the public about aquatic invasive species (AIS) during the seventh annual Great

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