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December 26, 2006

Great Lakes good news...

A half-century after lake trout were eliminated from Lake Michigan, there are subtle signs the fish that once ruled the Great Lakes are trying to make a comeback.

Scientists recently discovered evidence that lake trout are reproducing on their own on a deep water reef in the middle of Lake Michigan. The finding was significant because lake trout have not reproduced on their own in Lake Michigan since the 1950s, when sea lamprey decimated the species.

http://www.mlive.com/news/muchronicle/index.ssf?/base/news-10/1167147944126590.xml&coll=8

Nature is resilient when we give it just a little room.

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