- Date
- 2007-01
- Kind
- Observation
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationenvironmentwildlifecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 2007 Beacon warned that viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), a fish-killing aquatic virus, had entered Lake Huron and was moving toward the Straits and Lake Michigan.
Evidence limits
This record preserves the Beacon’s contemporaneous warning; it does not independently establish the pathogen’s full range, transmission, or ecological impact.
Sources
See the sources block above.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, February 2007, "Yet Another Threat."Reports that viral hemorrhagic septicemia, previously confined to Lake Erie in the article's account, had entered Lake Huron and was heading toward the Straits and Lake Michigan. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2007-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the warning.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2007-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon warns that VHS fish virus has entered Lake Huron, 2007”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-vhs-lake-huron-warning-2007/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 2007, "Yet Another Threat." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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