- Date
- 2007-06
- Kind
- Observation
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationenvironmentwildlifecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The June 2007 Beacon reported that VHS had been found in Lake Huron near Cheboygan and was drawing closer to Beaver Island’s waters. It described the virus as a threat to sport fish and noted that the DNR was monitoring its spread.
Evidence limits
This preserves the contemporary newspaper warning; it does not independently establish the pathogen’s later range or ecological effects.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, June 2007, "A Virus Approaches."Reports viral hemorrhagic septicemia in Lake Huron near Cheboygan, describes its threat to sport fish, and notes that the DNR was monitoring its possible spread. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2007-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the warning.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2007-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon reports VHS fish virus near Cheboygan, 2007”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-vhs-cheboygan-warning-2007/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 2007, "A Virus Approaches." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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