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MDARD For immediate release: May 14, 2021 LANSING, MI - If you can prevent mosquito bites, you can prevent mosquito-borne diseases. The message seems simple enough-and it holds true for both humans and animals-but aside from spray-on repellant, what other tactics are there? And what are the dangers of not taking precautions? In the latest edition of the "Fresh from the Field" podcast series from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), four experts discuss several strategies Michiganders can use to prevent or reduce the threat of mosquitoes when enjoying the beau...

Michigan DNR: Mute swan deaths not due to poisoning May 8, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — State officials have eliminated poisoning as the cause of death of some mute swans at a small suburban Detroit lake and put the blame on a disease caused by a parasite. Conservation officers have recovered eight of the birds since January from Maceday Lake in Waterford Township, northwest of Detroit, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said. Necropsies on the remains of three of the swans determined that a disease caused by a parasitic flatworm killed them. The flat...

DNR eliminates poison as cause of death in Oakland County swans Wildlife biologists with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources have confirmed that a disease caused by a parasitic flatworm killed three mute swans found dead earlier this year, near Maceday Lake. Since January, DNR conservation officers have retrieved eight dead mute swans from the lake, located in a residential area of Waterford Township. Concerned residents initially questioned whether the swans were ingesting antifreeze or another form of poison. Mute swans, identified most notably by their bright, orange-colored bills...

Reply Wildlife biologists with the DNR confirmed that a disease caused by a parasitic flatworm killed three mute swans found dead earlier this year, near Maceday Lake. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) OAKLAND COUNTY, MI — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has eliminated poison as the cause of death of several swans found dead in Oakland County earlier this year, officials said Wednesday. Wildlife biologists with the DNR confirmed that a disease caused by a parasitic flatworm killed three mute swans found dead earlier this year, near Maceday Lake. Since January, eight dead mute swans h...

DNR rules out poison for numerous swan deaths in Waterford Township By FOX 2 Staff FOX 2 - Michigan DNR biologists confirmed that a disease caused by a parasitic flatworm killed three mute swans found dead earlier this year, near Maceday Lake in Waterford Township. Since January, Department of Natural Resource conservation officers retrieved eight dead mute swans from the lake, according to a release. Concerned residents told FOX 2 they questioned whether the swans were ingesting antifreeze or another form of poison. A pair of mute swans is shown on Lake Michigan at Leelanau State Park in Lee...