Category Archives: Climate change

Move Over Global Warming! White-Tailed Deer Pose Biggest Threat To East Coast Forests

William Pentland, Contributor, Forbes 8/28/2013 @ 1:37PM   The rapidly rising population of white-tailed deer pose a more significant threat to forest habitats across the eastern United States than global warming, according to a new study by The Nature Conservancy … Continue reading

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Biofuels Converting U.S. Prairielands at Dust Bowl Rates

By Joe Hitchon WASHINGTON, Feb 23 2013 (IPS) – The rush for biofuels in the United States has seen farmers converting the United States’ prairie lands to farms at rates comparable with deforestation levels in Brazil, Malaysia and Indonesia – … Continue reading

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States Initiating Research on Moose Declines; Minnesota Halts Hunt

Outdoor News Bulletin   February, 2013  Moose are the iconic big game species of the north woods. The largest subspecies is found throughout much of Canada and Alaska, while the lower 48 states have populations of three different subspecies in New … Continue reading

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Wildlife Stressed Out

Posted on January 30, 2013 by greatlakesoutdoors As I write this, it’s almost 60 degrees outside.  Its January 30th.  I live in Michigan.  This isn’t right. No doubt, our warming climate is not only weird, but it poses’ a huge … Continue reading

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