Banding together for geese
A group of area residents teamed with Ducks Unlimited and Department of Natural Resources officials to band geese recently.
ESCANABA — There is information that indicates the practice of marking birds for either migration studies or use for carrying messages date back as far as 280 BC. Then a swallow was used to send a message from a besieged garrison during the Punic Wars. The earliest record of bird banding reaches back to 1595 when Henry IV had a metal band attached to one of his Peregrine Falcons. It was later lost in France and found 24 hours later in Malta, approximately 1350 miles away. (The average flight time clocked the bird at 56 miles per hour.) It is one of the “father’s of conservation” who is credited as being the first in North America for marking birds for study. In 1803 John James Audubon, the famous American naturalist and painter, tied silver cords to the legs of a brood of phoebes in Philadelphia. He was able to identify two of them as they returned to nest the following year.
» Full StoryWe all handle natural resources
ESCANABA — The hunting, trapping, fishing ATV riding, boating and organized camping enthusiasts in Michigan have paid for the privileges they enjoy outdoors.
» Full StoryGroups are still fighting wolf plan
ESCANABA — Anti-conservation groups have assembled to derail sound science in wildlife management in an attempt to once again re-enlist the gray wolf as an endangered species in Michigan.
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ESCANABA — I’ve been accused of being one of those “glass is half full” guys.
» Full StoryBrimley hatchery gets wildlife funding
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Carl Levin (D-MI) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) announced Wednesday that Pendills Creek National Fish Hatchery (NFH) in Brimley has been awarded $45,500 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding through the U.S.
» Full StoryShow us your outdoor success
ESCANABA — The Daily Press encourages readers to submit photos and information on wildlife activities by individuals and groups, displaying results of their hunting and fishing successes. Submit photos and information to dpress@chartermi.net.
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