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Watch lake sturgeon ride an elevator at an Upper Peninsula hydroelectric dam

Fri, 2026-09-18 19:59

Fisheries experts began using a fish elevator at the Menominee Dam in Wisconsin in 2015 to help bolster the Great Lakes sturgeon population. Researchers work together each spring and fall […]

Lake Erie walleye are booming. Yellow perch are a different story

Wed, 2026-09-16 14:04

Great Lakes Commission

Fisheries managers in Michigan and Ohio say Lake Erie’s walleye population is enjoying a historic run. However, yellow perch numbers have fallen badly enough in parts of the lake that […]

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Most of Minnesota’s gray wolf pups don’t survive first year, but population remains stable

Wed, 2026-09-16 05:42

Great Lakes Echo

By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva Only about 30 percent of gray wolf pups survive their first year of life even though the wolf population in the region remains stable, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Minnesota.

Warning: Leave threatened venomous snake alone

Fri, 2026-09-11 05:58

Great Lakes Echo

By Anna Barnes The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking the public to stop harassing the threatened eastern massasauga rattlesnake - the only native venomous snake in the state.

Michigan fisheries get one-time funding for whitefish restoration

Sun, 2026-08-30 07:35

Great Lakes Echo

By Anna Barnes Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division has received one-time funding of $350,000 for whitefish recovery. The ailing species has undergone a rapid population decline in recent years, and for the first time, recovery efforts have landed a specific line in the state budget. But officials said while the money will help rescue

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Relocating merlins may reduce threats to endangered Great Lakes piping plovers, study finds

Wed, 2026-08-26 09:22

Great Lakes Echo

By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva To save endangered piping plovers, scientists are getting creative. One research group explored relocating one of the plovers' predators -- merlins -- away from nesting sites.

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Kestrels help farmers protect crops and improve food safety, study finds

Tue, 2026-08-25 12:53

Great Lakes Echo

By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva Pest birds are a nuisance for cherry orchards. A recent study found a possible solution: attracting kestrels to nest nearby.

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Dyer: Trump likely doesn’t understand stakes in Iran war

Sat, 2026-07-25 00:34

The London Free Press

It would be so easy for U.S. President Donald Trump to escape from the trap he has built for himself in the Persian Gulf. Just declare a victory and leave. So what if the Iranians also declare a victory? The nuclear weapons that gave Trump (and Israeli leader Binyamin Netanyahu)

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One-time funding won’t fix financial strain for Michigan’s Fisheries Division

Fri, 2026-07-17 08:30

Great Lakes Echo

By Anna Barnes Officials from Michigan's Fisheries division say further cutbacks on staffing and fish stocking are likely as the costs of operations rise.

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Black bass in Great Lakes can live more than 10 years, study finds

Thu, 2026-07-16 07:22

Great Lakes Echo

By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva  A new study based on data from competitive angling events in the Great Lakes found that more than 20% of black bass weighed-in at these events are over 10 years old.