Feds says wolverine 'should' be on endangered species list
Though long gone from Michigan, the wolverine can be found in other parts of the US and Canada. But in declining numbers: The Associated Press reports: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the...
View ArticleFeds want states to manage wolves around the Great Lakes
The U.S. Department of Interiors Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that it plans to remove the western Great Lakes gray wolf population from the Endangered Species list. These are wolves found...
View ArticleGood news for rare songbird in Michigan
Kirtlands warblers are moving south to their winter home in the Bahamas (lucky devils), but before they left Michigan, researchers counted 1,805 singing males. Thats less than the high in 2009 (1,826...
View ArticleMichigan turtles still feeling effects of oil spill
According to an article in the Battle Creek Enquirer, turtles are still suffering negative effects from last years oil spill in west Michigans Talmadge Creek and Kalamazoo River. Scientists including...
View Article'The Wolverine State' without any wolverines
We've got the nickname "The Wolverine State," and of course, the University of Michigan and the Wolverines are forever linked. But the wolverine never called Michigan home. The wolverine population in...
View ArticleObama administration proposes lifting federal protection for most wolves
The Obama administration announced a proposal to lift the federal protection of gray wolves in 48 states. The director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Dan Ashe, said wolves have recovered....
View ArticleMaking plans for the future of the Kirtland's warbler in Michigan
The Kirtland’s warbler is starting its migration from Michigan to the Caribbean. By the time the song birds return to their Michigan breeding grounds next year, the Kirtland’s warbler may no longer be...
View ArticleAUDIO: Endangered plovers will soon return to Michigan coastline
RJ Wolcott of the Grand Rapids Press spoke with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Vince Cavalieri about the return of the piping plover. The endangered birds winter along the Gulf of Mexico, the...
View ArticleFederal government wants to remove eastern cougar from endangered species list
You might’ve heard about cougars being spotted in Michigan. There are also cougars out west and there’s the Florida panther. But what we’re talking about here is something called the eastern cougar .
View ArticleGroups plan to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the monarch butterfly
This week, two environmental groups, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Center for Food Safety, put the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on notice . They’re planning to sue the agency because...
View ArticleBumble bee added to the endangered species list
For the first time in the U.S., a bumble bee has been listed as an endangered species. It’s called the rusty patched bumble bee . The species is no longer found in Michigan, but small populations still...
View ArticleNo lethal control for cormorants in the Great Lakes this spring
For more than a decade, double crested cormorants could be killed in 24 states in the eastern U.S. In the Great Lakes, it was mainly done to protect sport fish like perch and bass. But last spring a...
View ArticleCuts to conservation funding in President Trump's budget
The Trump administration’s detailed budget proposal leaves fewer resources for protecting endangered species. Under the proposed plan, the budget for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would be trimmed...
View ArticleDemand to kill cormorants grows in Great Lakes
There are renewed calls to kill cormorants in the Great Lakes. There are far fewer of these migratory birds left in the region after years of lethal control. But anglers and some congressmen say there...
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