Zebra mussels are considered to be a harmful, invasive species that can spread quickly in waterways. They have now been found in North Carolina, officials say. Photo from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing the salamander mussel as an endangered species. A species of freshwater mussel found in pockets of the Allegheny River might soon be protected ...

Mucket, fatmucket, and purple wartyback. Elktoe, giant floater, mapleleaf, fluted-shell, and pocketbook. In all, 204 animals and eight species, with an average age of about 8 years (maximum 15). I’d ...

A harmful invasive species with the ability to spread quickly and clog water systems has spread to one of its newest locations: North Carolina. Zebra mussels, an aquatic invasive species, were found ...