Wildlife Habitat
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Trumpeter Swans Fitted With GPS Collars To Reveal Migratory Habits And Habitats
The successful recovery of trumpeter swans in Wisconsin and other western Great Lakes states is spurring a new regionwide effort to better understand the migration routes and winter habitats of these birds, the largest in North America and named for their resonant calls.
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One Million And Counting: Wisconsin Reaches New Milestone In Avian Citizen Science
Ranked second nationally in birdwatching participation and a longtime high flyer in bird monitoring, conservation and citizen science, Wisconsin has added another feather to its cap. The state’s bird lovers have submitted more than one million checklists to eBird, the popular online platform for reporting bird observations.
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From Survivor To Mama: Whooping Crane Endured One Of Wisconsin's Harshest Winters To Hatch A Happy Milestone
A female whooping crane that made history as the first of its kind known to survive a Wisconsin winter has once again flown into the record books.
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Emerging Wildlife Diseases
An emerging disease is a disease that has recently appeared in a population, or one that is present in a population already but is rapidly increasing in the number of individuals affected or in its geographic range. There are many factors that can…
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Turkey Management
The restoration of turkeys in Wisconsin ranks as one of the greatest wildlife management success stories in the state. Absent from Wisconsin as recently as the 1970s, turkeys are now so abundant that Wisconsin spring turkey harvests rank among the…
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Game species in Wisconsin
Goals for wildlife conservation are the same for the future as they were in the past: protecting, promoting, enhancing and passing on our natural resources to future generations.