COMMENTARY: Snake bites part of work The Toledo Blade (5/6) Kristin Stanford was recently honored with the 2012 Wildlife Diversity Conservation Award by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for her work in restoring the endangered Lake Erie water snake.
Erie men on trial on illegal fishing charges Erie Time-News (5/4) An Erie County judge is weighing charges that Pennsylvania's last Lake Erie commercial fishermen used illegal gill nets to seine prize perch, bass and other fish species from the lake off the coast of Harborcreek.
GLIN April Site of the Month (4/2) GLIN's April Site of the Month is Sturgeon for Tomorrow, a non-profit organization dedicated to the future of lake sturgeon. The program seeks volunteers for their sturgeon guarding program, a program to protect sturgeon in the Cheboygan River watershed from poaching and help ensure the protection and growth of the species. The program is a cooperative effort involving the Black Lake Chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan State University and Tower-Kleber Limited Partnership.
With gobies on the menu, snake species rebounds The Windsor Stars (3/22) Gobies, a despised invasive fish, are helping the endangered Lake Erie water snake make a comeback - by being dinner.
General Resources EE-Link: Endangered Species University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment Provides links to many additional endangered species sites, state and international lists, and has a special focus on education, including curricula.
Endangered Species Program U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Protecting endangered and threatened species and restoring them to a secure status in the wild is the primary objective of the endangered species program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior.
Great Lakes Declining Amphibians Working Group IUCN/SSC Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force Devoted to investigating the worldwide decline in amphibian populations. Includes a list of Midwest State Resources.
Keep the Wild Alive National Wildlife Federation (NWF) The NWF's Keep the Wild Alive™ campaign is an education, advocacy, outreach, and on-the-ground conservation project designed to raise awareness of and improve conditions for endangered species.
The Raptor Center University of Minnesota The center's mission is "to preserve biological diversity among raptors and other avain species through medical treatment, scientific investigation, education, and management of wild populations."
Timber Wolf Alliance Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute TWA's mission is to promote and assist in achieving a sustainable population of timber wolves in the Great Lakes region, with emphasis on the Lake Superior basin.
Events Kirtland's Warbler Festival Celebrate the gradual return of the endangered Kirtland's Warbler and its home in the Jack Pine and AuSable River ecosystem. Kirtland Community College, named for the rare bird, is the host site for the festival, eight miles north of St. Helen, Mich.
Kirtland's Warbler Tours Guided tours to Kirtland's warbler nesting areas (from May-June) will depart from the U.S. Forest Service Office in Mio, Mich., and from the Holiday Inn in Grayling, Mich.
Species America's Mussels: Silent Sentinels U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Region 3 Half of the mussel species in the Midwest are endangered; find out why mussels are important, why they are endangered, and what you can do to help.
Keep the Wild Alive National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Spotlights a different endangered species each month, and also gives detailed information on many other endangered species, including migration routes and lifecycles.
Kirtland's Warbler Page Information concerning Kirtland's Warbler, including census results and photographs.