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Winter Weather Effects on Wild Turkey Roosting Behavior in Chippewa County, MI
"Eastern wild turkeys in the Eastern Upper Peninsula are an introduced species to the region. In the past, state agencies have attempted transplanting turkeys north of their natural range with high mortality rates. We hypothesized turkeys will change…
Public Opinion of Gray Wolf Delisting on Michigan: Evaluating the Influence of Wolf-Human Interactions
"In the early 1970s, the wolf was the first animal to be placed under the protection of the Endangered Species Act. However, the species was removed from the endangered species list in January of 2012. This decision has since become a controversial…
Helminths of Gray Wolves, Canis lupis, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
"In an effort to identify parasites infecting the local populations of gray wolves in the Eastern Upper Peninsula, twenty-four wolf scats were collected from areas near Newberry and Rudyard, MI and analyzed by fecal float. Six parasite species…
Factors Influencing Evening Long-eared Owl Migration at Whitefish Point
Whitefish Point is a migratory bird stopover site located in the eastern Upper Peninsula that gets hundreds of migrating owls each spring. Various research programs occur at Whitefish Point in the spring including owl banding. Each spring hundreds of…
Local Support of a Citizen Science Program for Aging White-tail Deer
Currently in Michigan, successful hunters may have their deer aged at a DNR check station. Some hunters would like to see mandatory checks to increase the amount of data obtained and used in management decisions, resulting in significant increases…
Evaluation of Brochures as a Method of Educating Anglers on the Use of Certified Bait
Brochures are a very commonly used method of public outreach even though current knowledge about whether brochures are effective in educating the public is conflicting. Eastern Upper Peninsula anglers were surveyed on their knowledge of the use of…
Diving Duck Diets in Michigan's Eastern Upper Peninsula
The Great Lakes are an important migration stopover site and wintering area for millions of ducks. Diving ducks on the lower Great Lakes began feeding on invasive zebra mussels following their accidental introduction in the mid-1980s. Zebra mussels…
Initial Development of a Waishkey Watershed Management Plan
Water pollution from both point and non-point sources harm nearby waterways and surrounding region from the natural flow of water across land and through river systems. Federal data indicate that 44% of United States streams, 64% United States lakes…
Anthropogenic Factors Involved in Crippling Loss of Waterfowl
Crippling loss while waterfowl hunting is something that many hunters say “just happens”, when in reality it should be preventable. This study looked at several different parameters that can lead to crippling loss while hunting waterfowl. These…
The Influences of Pond Size on Fish Species Richness within a System of Small Mitigation Ponds in Michigan's Eastern Upper Peninsula
To determine the influence of pond size on fish species richness an assemblage of ponds were sampled in the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Species richness is an important ecological indicator which can lead to conclusions about how these ponds…