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Continue reading →: Wolves: While Blamed Aren’t the Real ProblemPicture of a Coyote capture by Benjamin Murphy As Michigan works to pass house bill 6008 to allow wolf hunting in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, there are several that argue that is not a good approach to conservation. Many oppose the legal hunting of gray wolves in Northern Michigan…
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Continue reading →: How Banding of Birds Effects Conservation.Image of a Northern Yellow Warbler courtesy of Benjamin Murphy. As migration takes place in the spring and fall biologists and volunteers take to fields and research facilities to capture and band birds for the purpose of tracking and protecting them. Volunteers record all information, and the birds are set…
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Continue reading →: Conservation Through Hunting: How hunting helps reduce disease and accidents.Photo taken by Benjamin Murphy Nathan Pritchard, as a hunter sits in a tree stand, the snow starting to fall around him and hearing the rustling of the leaves as the last of fall fades. He sits wondering what he’ll see that day, have their efforts been enough to preserve…
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Continue reading →: Artificial Intelligence is causing Water Shortage concerns amongst Great Lakes Residents.Image of the Mackinac Bridge in Saint Ignace, taken by Benjamin Murphy Artificial Intelligence is currently causing water depletion concerns amongst the Great Lakes Region. As more data centers are constructed throughout Michigan and the Great Lakes region, concerns continue to grow amongst residents. Michigan conservation voters are attempting to stop…
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Continue reading →: Murphy’s Field Notes an IntroductionMy name is Ben Murphy, and I am in the process of transitioning from the Coast Guard to the civilian world after serving for twenty-five years. I recently graduated with my bachelor’s degree in cinematography and am pursuing my Masters in New Media Journalism. I picked up a real camera…
Murphy's Field Notes
Journalism For a Livable Future
Hello,
I’m Ben
Welcome to my corner of the world, dedicated to environmental journalism. Here, I invite you to join me on a journey of big and small wildlife, the habitats that they live in and the policies that affect them. Follow along as I give them a voice!
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