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Michigan program helps hobbyists safely rehome aquatic flora and fauna | Great Lakes Echo
By Elinor Epperson Don’t flush that unwanted goldfish – find it a new home instead. Home aquariums and water gardening are two of the many routes invasive species take to enter Michigan habitats. A Michigan State University Extension program provides educational materials and resources for rehoming unwanted aquatic pets. Reduce Invasive Pet and Plant Escapes […]
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Spent fowl classification being used to illegally ship U.S. chicken meat to Canada
As in 2012, some importers have been purposely mislabeling broiler chicken meat as spent fowl in order to circumvent import controls
Meet the Olympians: London athletes set to shine again at Summer Games
Will London be Canadaâs Golden City again this Olympics?
Michigan trying new approaches against invasive crayfish | Great Lakes Echo
By Elinor Epperson Researchers are exploring new techniques to remove an invasive crayfish from Michigan waters. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has been fighting an invasion of red swamp crayfish since they first appeared in the state in 2017. Aggressive attempts to trap and remove the crustacean haven’t worked. Kathleen Quebedeaux, a fisheries biologist […]
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BGSU research finds reduced levels of harmful algae toxins in Sandusky Bay – Great Lakes Commission
After years of detecting harmful algae in Lake Erie’s Sandusky Bay, Bowling Green State University (BGSU) researchers recently discovered that a toxic cyanobacterium called Planktothrix has essentially disappeared. The drop […]
Public monument will remain in Alice Munro’s longtime hometown: Mayor
Politicians in Alice Munro’s longtime home community remain committed to keeping the public monument honouring her amid a posthumous scandal around the Nobel Prize-winning writer.
FC London women’s coach eyes championship run to League Cup: ‘One of the best’
There are no more playoffs in the League1 Ontario womenâs premier division.
Hundreds take part in Meaford Harbour 5-km run/walk
By the time the Meaford Harbour 5-km run and walk began at 9 a.m. on Saturday, the sun was beating down and the temperature had passed the 20 degrees Celcius mark. But that didn’t stop a team of five dedicated Meaford firefighters from taking on the race, each wearing a near complete set of bunker […]
SEE IT: As Hurricane Beryl’s tail-end hit London, so did two tornadoes
A team of Western University researchers has determined two weak tornadoes caused damage in parts of London on Wednesday as the remnants of Hurricane Beryl barrelled through the region. Officials with the Northern Tornadoes Project announced on Saturday they’d found evidence of “wind damage” in two locations in London â one in west London, and […]
‘We were chosen’: 122 newborns, one couple’s epic foster care journey
Don and Nancy Matthews, now in their 70s, fostered a small village of infants over the years. Only reluctantly has the Southwestern Ontario couple stopped. LFP’s Randy Richmond reports STRATFORD â Nancy Matthews always wanted a lot of babies. The love they need, the love they give â she can list any number of reasons […]