Zebra mussels spread through Wisconsin lakes
Invasive zebra mussels have now infested 130 Wisconsin lakes and rivers, announced the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The WDNR last week added ten new lakes to its list of[…]
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Army Corps says regular lock closures won’t stop Asian carp
After several failed Supreme Court appeals, hopes of closing Chicago’s locks to stop the Asian carp fell on the US Army Corps of Engineers. Those hopes were dashed last week[…]
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Asian carp in Chicago waterways to be poisoned and counted
Government officials announced plans to dump fish poison into Chicago-area waterways for a second time to determine whether the Asian carp are moving nearer the Great Lakes. In Congress, however,[…]
Round gobies, zebra mussels move PCBs through food chain
New research coming from the University of Michigan reveals that two notorious Great Lakes invasive species are helping move toxic PCBs up the aquatic food chain in Saginaw Bay, Lake[…]
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