The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) released the final report detailing the findings from the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) deer testing in Michigan. As part of the state’s effort to identify and address PFAS issues in Michigan, MDHHS and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) took samples from 128 deer across Michigan to test for PFAS. Only one of those deer came back with elevated levels of PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonic acid) in muscle tissue. That deer, from the Clark’s Marsh area, resulted in a ‘Do Not Eat’ advisory issued in October, 2018 for deer harvested in a 5 mile radius around Clark’s Marsh.
A new web-based application from the USGS Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will allow the state's wildlife managers to examine how virtually manipulating land cover in a region could affect pheasant populations — and how much such efforts might cost.
