Many animals including coyotes, rabbits and foxes, as well as several different bird species, consider Chicago’s lakefront home or at the very least a sort of spa or hotel. However, a recent influx of visitors, raccoons specifically, appear to have overstayed their welcome and are facing eviction. They have taken up residence under many docks and evidently decided to do some exploring on several boats (obviously they … [Read more...]
Asian Carp Still a Threat to Great Lakes
Image by kate.gardiner via Flickr During the 1970’s there were some huge algae problems in the commercial fish farms of the Midwest and the solution sure seemed fairly simple, at least at the time. It was decided that Asian carp, also known as algae consuming machines, would be introduced into the lakes; lo and behold the algae problem is indeed gone. However, it has left behind a bigger problem and that is the Asian … [Read more...]
