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Save the tiger: Pressure mounts for tougher action
Ministers from the 13 countries with tiger populations will hold a first-ever meeting Wednesday through Friday in Hua Hin, Thailand to write an action plan for a tiger summit in September in Russia...David Smith, a tiger expert at the University of Minnesota who will attend the meeting says action "has got to be now. We are at that critical stage." St. Petersburg Times
Collision Course: Climate Change, Bears, and Humans in the Land of 10,000 Lakes
In the latest issue of the journal Oceanography, University of Minnesota Adjunct Faculty member David Garshelis discusses how climate change could affect black bears in Northern Minnesota. Graduate student Jonathan Slaght also discusses his field reasearch on endangered fish owls. Oceanography
Hunters aren't the worst threat to wolves' survival
Well, they are hunting wolves out West this fall, and many people think it's a shame. Commentary by Adjunct Professor L. David Mech.
Minnesota Public Radio
Bangladesh forms first tiger plan
The Tiger Action Plan aims to save an estimated 300-500 tigers in the Sundarbans mangrove forest. The plan was drawn up by the Bangladesh Forest Department and the Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh with help from the Zoological Society of London, the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the University of Minnesota. BBC-UK
 Monarch butterfly population threatened by tree loss from an infestation of bark beetles in Mexico
The infestation is causing foresters to cut down thousands of infected fir trees. Monarch Lab Director Dr. Karen Oberhauser discusses the efforts underway to protect the population. Discovery Channel Canada
Polar bear research on Baffin Island
Conservation Biology graduate student Seth Stapleton, the Mittimatilik Hunters and Trappers Organisation, and scientists from Parks Canada and Government of Nunavut recently completed intensive aerial surveys of the steep coastlines of Sirmilik National Park on northern Baffin Island.
Siku Circumpolar News Service
Nearly three-quarters of Minnesota anglers target walleyes, by far the No. 1-sought species in the state, according to a recently completed angler survey...
The University of Minnesota conducted the survey of 1,600 anglers for the Department of Natural Resources to gauge their opinions on a wide variety of fishing issues, including bag limits, slot limits, where they fished and what they considered a successful outing. Star Tribune
 Mid-to-late August is a peak time to spot monarch butterflies in Minnesota...
Minnesota's monarch butterfly population is 38 percent below average this summer, according to preliminary statistics from Karen Oberhauser, who leads the University of Minnesota's Monarch Lab. Minnesota Public Radio
A different school of fish
In its first year of existence, the University Bass Fishing Club has fielded a group of about 10 college students who love to fish and know how to catch bass. Despite their lack of resources, they have had success in the highly competitive college bass fishing arena. Star Tribune
A fishing owl stalks a river for a nighttime meal
This Animal Planet film clip features the research of graduate student Jon Slaght who studies Blakiston's Fish Owl in Russia. Discovery.com
It is known as the globe skimmer or wandering glider, but no one ever knew just how far this remarkable dragonfly could actually travel...
Professor Karen Oberhauser, a monarch butterfly specialist at the University of Minnesota, said that when the monarch's journey was confirmed, people were astounded. The Independent - UK
Breaking barriers in carp research
Early in the morning and late at night fish are on the move between Lake Susan and Rice Marsh Lake, according to Chris Chizinski, who works in Peter Sorenson's lab in the University of Minnesota. Eden Prairie News
Monarchs on Kare 11
Karen Oberhauser, Director of Monarchs in the Classroom and the Monarch Lab at the University Minnesota, on Kare 11 to explain why butterflies are so beneficial, how to help attract them to your yard, and how to inspire kids' interest in science with butterflies. KARE-TV
Fishy DNA
Fish geneticist Loren Miller explains why some Lake Minnetonka crappies get so large. Minnesota Conservation Volunteer
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