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- — April 7, 2011
Bighead carp added to injurious wildlife list

As part of an ongoing effort to prevent bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis), one of several species of Asian carp, from invading the Great Lakes, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service[…]

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- — April 4, 2011
Invasive species threaten native eels in New Zealand’s Lake Wairarapa

The longfin eels and other freshwater fish in New Zealand’s Lake Wairarapa are being forced to compete for resources with non-native fish, and the results have been detrimental. According to[…]

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- — March 18, 2011
Warmer, murkier water linked to drop in Lake Tahoe minnow population

The number of native minnows in Lake Tahoe has been plummeting over the last two decades, according to a recent survey of 26 sites around the lake. It appears that the proliferation[…]

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- — December 8, 2010
Big invasive threats can come in microscopic packages, study asserts

Species such as the behemoth Asian carp and prolific, lake-bottom-blanketing zebra mussel might be some of the most conspicuous Great Lakes invaders, but a new study says scientists should focus[…]

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