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Michigan bird migration peaks as rehab center sees 200% patient surge
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (16+ words) FOX 17 West Michigan News...
Critical work underway to restore coastal salt marshes
2+ week, 4+ day ago (325+ words) WESTPORT, Mass. " Danielle Perry is working to save one of the best natural defenses to climate change" the salt marsh. Perry is a coastal resilience specialist for the Mass Audubon Society who has spent years working to rehabilitate endangered coastal…...
New state symbol, a wood duck, coincides with rise in birding in Michigan
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (570+ words) KENT COUNTY, Mich. " When the wood duck was declared Michigan's state duck last month, its welcoming party " a growing community of both beginner and veteran birders " was perhaps as popular as it's ever been. According to a recent report from…...
Hey, birdbrain! New study suggests birdwatching may boost attention, perception
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (153+ words) KENT COUNTY, Mich. " Birdwatchers may be immune from being called a birdbrain. In a new study, researchers compared the brains of expert birders to beginners in the hobby, finding the former's brains were more dense in certain areas related to…...
Learning humility and patience through the wild: Sitting with Elephants
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (152+ words) FOX 17 West Michigan News Dr. Ronald Dulek has published eight books, with his latest, Sitting With Elephants: Lessons in Humility From the African Bush, serving as a reminder to slow down and embrace the unknown. Following a spontaneous decision by…...
Kent County losing farmland, accepting applications for preservation program
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (341+ words) KENT COUNTY, Mich. " In Kent County, farmland is disappearing in favor of development, according to recent data from the United States Department of Agriculture. From 2002 to 2022, per the department's Census of Agriculture, the county saw a 14% reduction in the number…...
John Ball Zoo's baby pygmy hippo debuts to zoo members
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (197+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. " One of John Ball Zoo's newest residents has made his public debut, almost two months after he was born. Hugo, the baby pygmy hippo, made his first foray into the public side of the hippo enclosure at…...
'Doing incredibly well': Baby Pygmy Hippo makes debut at John Ball Zoo
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (347+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. " Hugo the baby Pygmy Hippo stole hearts when he was born in September at the John Ball Zoo. Now he's at it again, this time making his public debut in front of smaller crowds before a wider…...
John Ball Zoo partners with Calvin University to help save Michigan's endangered spotted turtles
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (308+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. " Fox 17 got a behind-the-scenes look Thursday at a new partnership between John Ball Zoo and Calvin University that aims to conserve local spotted turtle populations. Through this project, baby turtles are raised under human care and released…...
Bird die-off prompts health advisory for Muskegon County Resource & Recovery Center
8+ mon, 2+ day ago (175+ words) MUSKEGON COUNTY, Mich. " Muskegon County Public Health has issued a Public Health Advisory for recreation areas at the county's Resource and Recovery Center. It comes after at least a dozen wild birds were found dead. Officials are awaiting test results,…...