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Longtime Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Supervisory Biologist Bill Pyle presented his “top 10” list of research projects on Kodiak brown bears at a reception Wednesday.

Northern Michigan University researchers were involved in a recent collaborative study of the gut microbiome o...

A Northern Michigan University alumna and her NMU faculty mentor contributed to a published paper on a recent study of Alaskan brown bears that found significant variations in their gut microbiomes, depending on where they live. The finding advances scientific understanding of the relationship between wildlife habitat, diet and gut microbiome diversity, and facilitates more informed decisions to support the health of wildlife species.

A recent study of Alaskan brown bears (Ursus arctos) finds that there is significant variation in the gut microbiome of bear populations, depending on where the bears live.

It’s out with fish and in with berries and leafy greens—but scientists aren’t entirely sure why.