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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLake HuronLatest NewsNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologySharon OosthoekAnimal Check: New project to monitor aquatic species that live near proposed nuclear storage sites
-Nuclear Waste Management Organization and the University of Guelph this summer began a new project to help understand the potential environmental impact of the proposed underground nuclear waste storage sites.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologySturgeonWisconsinSturgeon Restoration: Studying Michigan’s and Wisconsin’s current flourishing populations
-In the few locations in the Great Lakes where lake sturgeon still spawn successfully, restoration efforts are focused on studying and managing those existing populations or boosting low populations.
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Michigan’s balmy October means more mosquitos, peril for coldwater fish
-Nearly three weeks into October, much of Michigan remains stuck in early autumn mode, fueling frustration for fall anglers, exaltation for late-season swimmers, and itchiness for anyone who ventures outside for too long without bug spray.
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I Speak for the Fish: Setting sturgeon free
-In this month’s column, Kathy Johnson describes her encounters with baby sturgeon and reintroducing them to the Great Lakes watershed.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreational Hunting and FishingWalleye Windfall: 2021 sees another big hatch of fish in Lake Erie
-Experts say to expect a decade or more of fantastic walleye fishing in Lake Erie.
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6 tribes sue Wisconsin to try to stop November wolf hunt
-Six Native American tribes sued Wisconsin on Tuesday to try to stop its planned gray wolf hunt in November, asserting that the hunt violates their treaty rights and endangers an animal they consider sacred.
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DNR: Virus behind deaths of common carp on Detroit-area lake
-A virus is being blamed on the deaths of between 300 and 600 mostly adult common carp this summer in a Detroit-area lake.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsJames ProffittLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreational Hunting and FishingTips, Tricks, Recipes: Want to know how to eat Great Lakes fish?
-Groups and individuals around the Great Lakes region have been working on projects aiming to encourage this local fish and game consumption through mobile kitchens, instructional videos and classes.
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I Speak for the Fish: No petting for these cats
-Of the 46 species of catfishes found in North America, you can find only nine of them in the Great Lakes. In this month’s column, Kathy Johnson discusses encounters with some of them, including one of the rarest fish in Ontario.
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US: Wolves may need protections after states expand hunting
-The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service initial determination that the region’s wolves could again be in peril — after decades spent restoring them — will kick off a year-long biological review.
