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In Michigan, piping plover’s recovery threatened by another bird

The recovery of a tiny bird in Michigan could be derailed by another threatened bird. The endangered piping plover went from 18 breeding pairs in 1993 to roughly 75 pairs in 2016 in the Great Lakes region. But another threatened species in Michigan preys on the tiny bird and could stifle its recovery. The merlin […]

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To save them from wolves, researchers fly caribou from Lake Superior island

  As climate change leaves caribou more often trapped in close quarters with their predators, the Ontario government had to get creative to save three of the animals stuck on an island with wolves. The wolves have taken over Michipicoten Island in Lake Superior, killing the majority of the caribou herd. Helicopters herded the caribou

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Study: Spike continues in women’s shooting sports participation

Athens, Ala. — New research on women’s participation in shooting sports shows a significant increase from previous reports, according to a recent study. Shoot Like A Girl, a leader in growing the number of females in shooting sports, said it has conducted an intensive study on participation of women in the shooting sports industry. It studied

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New Jersey hatchery stocks record 5 million fish in 2017

The Hackettstown State Fish Hatchery in Warren County stocked a record five million cold-, cool-, and warm-water fish consisting of 15 species in 2017, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin announced this week. The fish, totaling 5,082,841 with a total weight of more than 26,000 pounds, were produced at the location and many were

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Could predators help combat chronic wasting disease?

As Montana struggles to check chronic wasting disease among big-game animals like deer, elk and moose, some experts suggest increased predator protections as a potential solution. “Not just wolves but also mountain lions have been shown to be pretty effective at selecting and taking prey that’s disadvantaged or disabled, and that includes those with CWD,”

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Arkansas whitetails: Harvest again surpasses 200,000; CWD confirmed in three northwestern counties

LITTLE ROCK – There’s still a month-and-a-half left in the deer season for archery hunters, but Arkansas’ deer harvest has already topped the 200,000-mark at the conclusion of the second modern gun youth hunt Jan. 6-7. This is the sixth consecutive year Arkansas hunters have reached this milestone. The Arkansas record harvest came in 2012, when

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Study: Salt levels in U.S. rivers becoming dangerous

Many of the nation’s rivers and streams have levels of salt that are becoming dangerous, posing a threat to drinking water sources, infrastructure, and marine ecosystems and organisms of all kinds, according to a study published Monday, Jan. 8 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Some of the major changes in salinity were noted

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Public comment, objection period opens on mining draft permit

The Minnesota DNR has opened a public comment and objection period on a draft permit to mine for the proposed Poly Met Mining, Inc. (PolyMet) NorthMet Mining Project. Comments and written objections on the draft permit to mine will be accepted through Tuesday, March 6. Written comments and objections may be submitted via the state’s

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