Environment

Series: Chronic Wasting Disease In Wisconsin's Deer

Discovery Of CWD Prions In Soil Adds Piece To Deer Disease Puzzle

WisContext

After years of Wisconsin testing fewer deer for chronic wasting disease but finding more cases of infections, a new study offered some additional clues about how CWD might spread through the environment.

Series: Wisconsin's Wolves

Dead Cows Are Changing The Way Wolves Eat

Hayley Sperling

WisContext

It's not an undertaking that most people must think about in everyday life, but dealing with cow carcasses is serious and oftentimes strenuous business.

Series: Wisconsin's Bats And White-Nose Syndrome

UW-Madison Study Explores Bats As Skeeter-Eaters

Audio:

Chuck Quirmbach

Wisconsin Public Radio

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WPR

Scientists have long known bats consume mosquitoes. But UW-Madison researchers wanted to learn more about the flying mammals versus the buzzing bugs.

Series: Chronic Wasting Disease In Wisconsin's Deer

Research Shows CWD Prions In Soil and Water

Video:

Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

Researchers have found prions that cause chronic wasting disease in Wisconsin's soil and water. UW-Madison soil scientist Joel Pederson explains what this research means about the spread of CWD around the state.

Fast Facts: Microplastics In Water

Video:

Marisa Wojcik

PBS Wisconsin

A study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health examines the presence of small plastic particles in water.

Why And How Wisconsin's Forests Change Over Time

Scott Bowe

UW-Extension

It is a common misperception that forests stay the same. Woodlands change slowly over many years, and the shifts may be imperceptible to the casual observer.

Globetrotting Mosquitoes May Stow Away In Unexpected Places

PJ Liesch

UW-Extension

Since the earliest days of humankind, people have excelled at exploring and expanding their presence to nearly every spot on the map. With all of this wanderlust, humans have been equally adept at taking other species with them on their travels — often with unintended consequences.

Who Owns The Great Lakes?

Audio:

Steve Paulson

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Journalist Dan Egan and political economist Jenny Kehl take Steve Paulson through the finer points of the politics of water in the Great Lakes.

Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

DNR Turns Down Stronger Farm Runoff Pollution Regulations In Bayfield County

Video:

Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

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To protect water quality, Wisconsin law allows local governments to apply for stronger regulations on farm runoff pollution than the state standards. Mary Dougherty of Farms Not Factories discusses efforts in Ashland County to enact an ordinance in anticipation of a proposed hog CAFO.

Series: Managing Japanese Beetles

Wisconsin's Top 10 Trends Of 2017 For Insects (And Other Pests)

PJ Liesch

UW-Extension

When it comes to these blood-sucking pests and other creepy-crawlies, each year can be a different experience, with weather patterns and other factors playing important roles in the behaviors of insects and other arthropods like spiders and millipedes, as well as other invertebrates.