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Wisconsin · WisconsinBy Clara Lincolnhol
A very round white throated sparrow is the heavyweight champion of the 2025 Wisconsin Fat Bird Week contest. The bird, coined the “spherical white-throated sparrow,” won by a landslide, receiving 72% of the vote in the final round against its nearest competitor, a “rotund ruby-throated hummingbird.”
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White throated sparrow takes first place in fattest bird competition
Species · Ann ArborBy Ashley Han and Olivia Watters
Can two animals look the same, act the same, even share a mother and yet be two different species? You can find an answer in a very particular kind of salamander which resides in the Skyline High School wetlands: the LJJ unisexual hybrid salamanders. These salamanders are akin to legend in this Ann Arbor school’s halls. Ask around and you’ll get a dozen different answers to what these creatures are, why they matt…Read Article
Skyline’s lost salamanders: What’s in a name?
Ann Arbor · Ann ArborBy Ashley Han and Olivia Watters
Every year, Skyline High School students go salamander hunting. AP Environmental Sciences (APES) students in this Ann Arbor school have heard too much about the school wetlands’ rare salamanders to not investigate for themselves. When construction for Skyline broke ground in 2004, it revealed a rare population of LJJ unisexual hybrid salamanders – first incorrectly thought to be silvery salamanders.
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Skyline’s lost salamanders: Forgotten wetlands and the fight for restoration
Black Bear Recently Seen in Kansas City Area Appears to Be Injured, MDC Says
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2026 Budget Cuts to NOAA Could Halt Federal Funding to Great Lakes Research
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Smallmouth bass are getting bigger in Michigan. Thank catch-and-release - Great Lakes Commission
State asks residents to prepare their homes for wildfires
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Labor shortage keeps Ontario farmers from adopting sustainable methods, research finds
West Warwick mill joins National Register of Historic Places
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