Crocodile found in small southern Ohio creek
Jeff Frischkorn
August 21, 2019
Authorities not sure how the reptile got there.
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Breeding duck population declines, but most species remain above average
Staff and News Reports
August 20, 2019
Annual breeding population survey estimates 38.9 million total ducks, down 6 percent, while May pond counts drop by 5 percent; mallards, gadwalls and greenwings increase.
Local fishing tournament celebrates 30 years of fun, camaraderie
Bill Parker
August 19, 2019
A group of childhood friends in Lake Orion gathers each year for a fun-filled day of fishing, food and friendship.
Grouse hunters asked to help collect samples for West Nile virus study
Minnesota DNR Reports
August 19, 2019
Minnesota is collaborating on this project with researchers in Wisconsin and Michigan.
Bill calls for DNR to sell bug spray to prevent Lyme disease
Associated Press
August 19, 2019
The tick-borne ailment has always lurked in the background in wooded northern Wisconsin, but now it’s on the rise across the rest of the state. The state DNR theorizes that ticks are multiplying faster than
Federal agency to consider protections for lake sturgeon
Associated Press
August 19, 2019
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said an initial review had yielded “substantial information” on continuing threats to the sturgeon, justifying a more detailed study of whether they should be listed under the Endangered Species
Getting schooled on sportfishing rods
Tim Lesmeister
August 15, 2019
That graphite fishing rod you’re using? It’s probably not graphite.
Trump administration weakens enforcement of Endangered Species Act
Associated Press
August 14, 2019
The action, which expands the administration’s rewrite of U.S. environmental laws, is the latest that targets protections, including for water, air and public lands.
Goodbye, monarchs? Protection changes may imperil butterflies
Associated Press
August 14, 2019
The Trump administration’s new order weakening the Endangered Species Act could well make things worse for the monarch, one of more than 1 million species that are struggling around the globe.
