An Asian carp was found for the first time beyond electric barriers meant to keep the voracious invasive species out of the Great Lakes, state and federal officials said Wednesday, prompting renewed calls for swift action to block their advance. Commercial fishermen landed the 3-foot-long, 20-pound bighead carp in Lake ...
A new resolution from the National Wildlife Federation is calling for hydrological separation of the Mississippi River System and the Great Lakes Basin to stop Asian carp from entering Lake Michigan. Leaders from the Great Lakes region and across the country gathered in Houston, Texas last week to determine the ...
New DNA sampling results indicate that invasive Asian carp may have made it nearer to Lake Michigan than previously thought. Asian carp DNA was detected north of downtown Chicago at the Wilmette pumping station, which sends Great Lakes water into the Chicago River system. Asian carp threaten to damage Great ...
The history of zebra mussels invading the Great Lakes provides a good lesson for the current efforts to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. Read more from Jeff Alexander, author of Pandora's Locks, on the National Wildlife Federation's blog.
Advocates for the Great Lakes at the National Wildlife Federation are worried that all of the work to restore the Great Lakes could come to nothing if immediate action is not taken to keep Asian carp from invading Lake Michigan. Only a narrow floodplain lies between Asian carp in the ...
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