I have pasted the links that Hannah Schauer provided to guide student investigations in the space below:
Wildlife reports: http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10363_48664---,00.html
2016 Bear hunter harvest report:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/2016_mi_black_bear_hunter_survey_results_579049_7.pdf
2016 Deer harvest report: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/2016_deer_harvest_survey_report_575841_7.pdf
Bear Management Plan: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/Bear_Management_Plan__FINALwith_Director_signature_283047_7.pdf
Deer Management Plan: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/mi_deer_management_plan_547265_7.pdf
Deer Management Unit information used to make management decisions – summary for our area: http://www.michigandnr.com/Publications/pdfs/wildlife/dmu_info/DMU_419.pdf
Find information on any deer management unit here: http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10363_10856-428859--,00.html )
For life history information on different species, this is a good online resource to use:
http://animaldiversity.org/.
For bird life history information, I’d recommend this site:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/search
Examples of some citizen science projects your students could participate in that help inform management decisions here in Michigan:
- Reporting reptile and amphibian sightings: https://www.miherpatlas.org/
- Reporting monarch sightings: http://www.learner.org/jnorth/
- Reporting invasive species: http://www.misin.msu.edu/
Hannah offered her assistance and provided her contact information in case we have any frther questions.
Hannah Schauer
Communications & Education Coordinator
DNR Wildlife Division
517-388-9678
