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Close-up of an Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake. Credit: Eric Hileman.

Habitat loss causing inbreeding problems in Michigan Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake populations

09.27.25

Roads, buildings and farms are preventing Michigan’s only rattlesnake from finding mates outside of their population. A 15-year study shows that fragmentation into smaller, more isolated patches is likely reducing the threatened snake’s ... Read More

A Florida scrub jay perches on a tree branch.

Conservation focusing on birds of a feather may have mixed results, MSU- and KBS-led study shows

05.27.25

Conservation strategies are turning back the doomsday clock in threatened Florida Scrub-Jays – but not without caveats, a new study published in Current Biology shows.  In the early 2000s, conservationists proposed a plan to move ... Read More

Close-up view of a Mitchell’s Satyr butterfly, a tan and brown butterfly with orange lines black spots lining the edges of its wings. Credit to Bill Bouton.

Rescheduled to Tuesday, Oct. 24 | Fall Dessert with Discussion Talk

08.25.23

Join the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station community at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, for a talk on the concept of genetic rescue and how it’s being used to save imperiled species in Michigan and elsewhere. Note: This event has been rescheduled ... Read More

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05.29.26

Patti Chipman, supporter of the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, receives 2026 CANR Honorary Alumni Award

05.28.26

Saturday, June 20 | Behind the Scenes: Raptors

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