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DNR Wolf Management Advisory Council Members The Wolf Management Advisory Council is a new council created by DNR Director Dan Eichinger.  It's members include: Dan Kennedy, the director's designee and chair of the body Miles Falk, representing tribal governments, who will serve a three-year term Beatrice Friedlander, representing animal advocacy organizations, who will serve a two-year term Richard Pershinske, representing agricultural interests, who will serve a two-year term (UP resident, past Hiawatha Sportsmen's Club Board member, Eastern UP-CAC chair for ten years, original wolf round...

A bipartisan push could change state wildlife protection By Alex Brown Stateline.org/TNS Scientists say the world is on the precipice of a mass extinction. The United Nations estimates that 1 million species are on the verge of being wiped out, threatened by climate change, habitat loss, pollution, invasive species and poaching. In the United States, the federal government has oversight of the more than 1,600 species listed under the Endangered Species Act - and powerful legal tools to protect them. But more than 12,000 additional species have been identified as declining or rare, and wildli...

Table of Contents A Bipartisan Push Could Change State Wildlife Protection Sgt. Pam Taylor of the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife follows Puddles, as the dog sniffs for invasive mussels. State wildlife agencies say they lack the funding to fully meet their conservation mission, including invasive species management. Ted S. Warren The Associated Press Scientists say the world is on the precipice of a mass extinction. The United Nations estimates that 1 million species are on the verge of being wiped out, threatened by climate change, habitat loss, pollu...

CADILLAC — It didn't take long for the Wexford County Board of Commissioners to approve a heating, ventilation and air conditioning project at the Wexford County Civic Arena and the potential sale of the old Wexford County Jail. In both cases, the commissioners voted 9-0 to first approve awarding a bid not to exceed $165,337 to 1st Choice Heating and Cooling, Inc. in Newaygo for capital improvements to the HVAC system at the facility. That action also included contract review by the county's legal counsel. Last month, three bids were opened related to the HVAC improvements to the Wex. It...

The Mackinac Bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac from Mackinaw City, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File) DETROIT (CN) — Michigan’s environmental agency said Friday it approved construction permits for a tunnel that would allow energy company Enbridge to replace and improve dual underwater pipelines in the northern part of the state that are vulnerable to passing ships. Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s office said in a statement that the permits issued by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy did not change her belief that a shutdown this spring is neces...