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September 14, 2023

Commentary: University of Minnesota research shows predators play irreplaceable role in ecosystems

Minnesota, Nature Page & Night Sky, Opinion /

New University of Minnesota research, recently published in Oikos Journal, shows that predators play a unique and important role in ecosystems by creating “ecological hot spots” – localized areas important for plants and animals.
Traditionally, predators have largely been thought to affect ecosystems only when they reduce the number of prey through predation, or change the behavior of prey by instilling fear.

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Minnesota’s 2023 bear harvest is below average, so far

Featured, Home Page News, Hunting, Minnesota, National Hunting, National News, News /

About one-third of the way into Minnesota’s bear-hunting season, hunters have experienced serious weather extremes. The result? Bear harvest currently is 30% below last year’s harvest at this point in the season, according to a preliminary report from Dan Stark, the Minnesota DNR’s large carnivore specialist.
The season began with unbearable temperatures reaching nearly 100 degrees in some areas. But halfway through last week, temperatures had dropped into normal ranges, reaching highs of 70s and even 60s in the northern part of the state. Hunters faced periods of wind, rain, sun, clouds, and everything in between.

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Parasitic wasps engaged in fight against emerald ash borer in Ohio

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In 2002, people began seeing sick and dying ash trees in the Windsor/Detroit area, and after some investigations by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspectors, the cause was determined to be from an invasive insect called the emerald ash borer (EAB).
This exotic pest was likely brought over in shipping pallets from China in the 1990s. Since then, it has decimated native ash tree species throughout North America. They were first seen in northwestern Ohio the following year.
After determining that no such native insect would effectively prey upon EABs, selected species of parasitoid wasps from their native ranges in China, Korea, and Russia were targeted by the USDA to test for liberation into North America. Thus far, four species have been approved with more expected to follow.

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Great Lakes river mouths are transition zones for salmon

Featured, Features, Fishing, Home Page News, Michigan, National Fishing /

It’s easy to understand why Great Lakes salmon and trout gravitate to the places where streams or rivers flow into the Great Lakes in late winter or early spring.

The lake’s water may be hovering near the freezing point while the water flowing into the lake is often warmer by 10 degrees or more. It’s more comfortable for both predators and prey.
So why, in late summer and early autumn, do salmon gravitate to the waters near Great Lakes pierheads and the mouth of some Great Lakes tributaries? The water temperature in these nearshore waters is seldom salmon-suitable and even if there are baitfish in the area, the salmon are no longer actively feeding.

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Pennsylvania club completes another Tubmill Creek tributary restoration effort

Featured, Fishing, National Fishing, National News, News, Pennsylvania /

The Tubmill Trout Club Unlimited recently completed yet another habitat project in its continuing efforts to restore Pennsylvania’s Tubmill Creek and its tributaries.
This year’s undertaking improved 2,500 feet of Hendricks Creek on the Peters property, just downstream from last year’s improvements.
“This is our 16th continuous year of restoring sections of stream in the Tubmill Creek watershed,” club President Lin Gamble said. “It was one of our most ambitious projects to date.”

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