Tag: Wildlife
Federal wildlife and sport fish restoration programs announce 2025 apportionments to states
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will distribute $1.3 billion to states in 2025 through the federal wildlife and sport fish restoration programs. The Wisconsin DNR is set to receive […]
Research finds some Great Lakes water birds negatively impacted by legacy pollution
A new study found that fish-eating water birds in some contaminated areas of the Great Lakes region experience negative health impacts, particularly related to growth and development.
Outdoors: Have fun on ice and in woods but be safe
With temperatures dropping in typical mid-January fashion, many anxious ice anglers were finally able to strap on their cleats and pop up shanties. Yet, both Ohio’s Division of Wildlife as […]
Former U of M official opposed to possible elevated train cutting through Nichols Arboretum
The University of Michigan’s Campus Plan 2050 includes a potential elevated train (automated transit system) connecting three of the Ann Arbor campuses. One potential route cuts through Nichols Arboretum.
Geese killed by avian flu in London area prompt warning
The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is warning residents not to touch wild birds after confirming several geese in the region died from avian flu. The health unit issued a warning Friday after three Canada geese recently found dead in two locations – in London and Strathroy – tested positive for the “highly pathogenic strain” of […]
Report warns fatal deer disease could jump to humans. Unlikely, Michigan says
News of a chronic wasting disease case in Mecosta County came just days after Minnesota researchers said CWD could eventually pose a risk to other wildlife, livestock and potentially humans….
New Interagency Study Finds Further Expansion of Renewable Energy Production on Federal Lands Could Power Millions More American Homes by 2035
Massive Potential for Additional Solar, Geothermal, and Onshore Wind Power Growth on Federal Lands to Boost American Energy Production WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in coordination with the U.S. Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Defense, today released a study showing that there is significant … [continued]
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The Fate Of Our Food Systems Is Wrapped Up In Climate Change & Plant Nutrition
Global climate change has had a significant impact on the way the world grows its food. Climate change introduces a suite of ominous factors, such as greenhouse gas emissions, elevated temperature, increased carbon dioxide concentrations, nitrous oxide and methane ozone depletion, and deforestation. All of these intensify environmental stresses on … [continued]
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Counts held across Grey-Bruce for the love of birds
An annual Canada-wide census that collects data that is used to determine the population health of our fine feathered friends has wrapped up for another year. The annual Christmas Bird Count, which is one of the longest-running wildlife censuses in the world, again saw thousands of birders and nature enthusiasts fan out across approximately 475 […]
Can Biden’s Ban On Federal Offshore Oil & Gas Drilling Withstand The Trump Administration?
The Biden Administration took another big step this week in securing its environmental legacy. A new decree will protect the East Coast, the West Coast, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Alaska’s Northern Bering Sea from offshore oil and natural gas drilling. With the inclusion of coastline areas from Washington … [continued]
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