Wildlife change – and don’t change – on tiny Lake Huron island

Wildlife change – and don’t change – on tiny Lake Huron island
Wildlife change – and don’t change – on tiny Lake Huron island

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In nature, a lot can change on a largely uninhabited Great Lakes island over the course of a century.

And a lot can stay the same.

That includes the disappearance and appearance of wildlife species.

That’s what scientists discovered when they inventoried mammals and amphibians on Charity Island, a 252-acre speck near the mouth of Saginaw Bay in Lake Huron. It’s one of about 35,000 islands in t…