Category Archives: Nuisance Species

Great Lakes Governors Unite To Protect Great Lakes

Posted on June 4, 2013 by admin

Posted on June 3, 2013 by greatlakesoutdoors This past weekend, I joined several business, conservation, and industry leaders at the Great Lakes Governors summit on Mackinac Island, Michigan.  Our setting was the historic Grand Hotel which provided a fresh venue … Continue reading →

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Snyder signs bills to better manage Michigan wildlife/wolves

Posted on May 13, 2013 by admin

Posted on May 8, 2013 by ABC 10 LANSING, Mich. – Legislation authorizing the state Natural Resources Commission to designate game species in Michigan was signed today by Gov. Rick Snyder. Senate Bill 288, sponsored by state Sen. Tom Casperson, … Continue reading →

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Animal welfare groups sue to end Midwest wolf hunt

Posted on February 13, 2013 by admin

  Posted: Feb 12, 2013 11:50 AM CST Updated: Feb 12, 2013 4:50 PM CST   By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Humane Society of the United States and other animal welfare groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday to … Continue reading →

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Judge tosses Asian carp suit; states can amend it

Posted on December 5, 2012 by admin

December 03, 2012 9:06 pm  •  Associated Press A federal judge Monday threw out a lawsuit filed by five states that want barriers placed in Chicago-area waterways to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes, but said he would … Continue reading →

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Minn., Wis. wolf hunts show different approaches to management

Posted on October 30, 2012 by admin

by Stephanie Hemphill, Minnesota Public Radio October 29, 2012 ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota’s first-ever regulated hunting season for wolves opens this weekend. Wisconsin’s wolf hunt has been under way for almost two weeks. When it comes to wolves, Minnesota … Continue reading →

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