[dailynews] March 26, 2013

Great Lakes Daily News: March 26, 2013
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Researchers: No pups born to Isle Royale wolves in past year
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The gray wolves in Isle Royale National Park are increasingly threatened, scientists said Monday, with no pups spotted during the past year and concern growing that the animals may have stopped reproducing. Source: The Associated Press (3/26)


Baby baldies are first in decades
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After several years of trying, the bald eagles of Cootes Paradise have hatched the first eaglets to grace Lake Ontario in decades. Source: The Hamilton Spectator (3/26)


CSI: Invasives
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Great Lakes researchers are using new DNA techniques to track down and control the spread of invasive species. Source: Great Lakes Echo (3/26)


COMMENTARY: Birding in the national parks:looking for the regulars at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
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Birding in Sleeping Bear Dunes starts with the endangered piping plover, but includes many more species (approximately 240 in all). Source: National Parks Traveler (3/26)


Cleveland port expects first international ship Thursday as Great Lakes shipping season gets under way
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As the international shipping season starts in the Great Lakes, the Port of Cleveland expects its first international ship, the Federal Welland from the Netherlands, to arrive at 6pm on Thursday to drop off about 13,000 tons of steel. Source: The Plain Dealer (3/25)


Spring brings Great Lakes ships
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The sailing season is open, bringing ships and cargo to various ports around the Great Lakes. However, many worry about low water levels, the need for dredging, and the need for many infrastructure improvements. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/25)


Flint council supports buying water from Lake Huron through KWA
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The Flint City Council voted 7-1 to get 16 million gallons per day from the Karegnondi Water Authority, meaning that Flint residents may soon get their water from Lake Huron. Source: MLive (3/25)


Funding cut jeopardizes beach testing
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The future of beach water quality testing is uncertain this year. The Environmental Protection Agency yanked funds for the program. Source: Fox 11 News WLUK Wisconsin (3/23)


COMMENTARY: Low lake levels: don't fight nature, plan for it
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With record low Great Lakes water levels in the news, Dr. Philip Wilink of the Shedd Aquarium, shares his thoughts on what these fluctuations mean for all of us-people and animals-who rely on the Great Lakes. Source: National Geographic (3/22)


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