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    Cleveland Metroparks lets the dogs out in the hunt for spotted lanternflies

    May 15, 2025 - by Ideastream Public Media

    Scent-tracking dogs Bronco, Juno, Argent and Rio, alongside their owners, spent the last four months searching for and removing spotted lanternfly egg masses before they hatch in May.

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    Keeping the $5.5 billion Great Lakes fishery afloat as Trump administration considers cuts

    May 13, 2025 - by Lester Graham, Michigan Public

    Federal budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration could cause significant disruption in the efforts to restore and sustain fish populations in the Great Lakes.

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    May 9, 2025 - by Great Lakes Echo

    “It’s been a real boom, and a lot of people will say that the good ole days in bass fishing are now.”

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    AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTourism

    Everything you need to know about the Biggest Week in American Birding

    May 6, 2025 - by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now

    Thousands of birders will flock to northwest Ohio for beloved warblers and many other winged-creatures big and small.

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    Meet the people trying to keep a prehistoric fish alive

    April 30, 2025 - by The Narwhal

    Lake sturgeon have long been culturally significant and nutritionally important to First Nations in Ontario, but dams and commercial fishing have put them at risk.

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    Fish, mines and Indigenous Rights ensnared in court case in northern Ontario

    April 11, 2025 - by The Narwhal

    Establishing the Robinson Treaties, covering land around Lake Huron and Lake Superior, created a mess of jurisdiction and rights for First Nations — both signed and unsigned.

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    AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicBuffaloFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNew YorkNewsScience, Technology, Research

    Alberto Rey: Art all about Earth

    April 11, 2025 - by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now

    Multimedia artist and fly fishing guide combines multiple areas of life to tackle multi-faceted environmental crises.

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    How well do you know your Great Lakes aquatic species?

    April 3, 2025 - by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now

    Test your knowledge of aquatic species by taking this lighthearted quiz and tell us how you did in the comments!

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    As bird flu wreaks havoc in the Midwest, researchers say vaccines offer a way out

    April 2, 2025 - by Brian Allnutt

    Great Lakes farms have become a hot spot for bird flu, killing millions of birds and raising fears of a human pandemic.

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    AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, Research

    I Speak for the Fish: Is it a rainbow trout or a steelhead?

    March 17, 2025 - by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now

    All steelhead start life as rainbow trout, but not all rainbow trout will become steelhead. Confused? You’re not alone.

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