Rafters float down the Colorado River in Horsethief Canyon near the Colorado-Utah border on May 15, 2023. (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline) State wildlife officials detected zebra mussel larvae in ...
The zebra mussel has been a poster child for invasive species ever since it unleashed economic and ecological havoc on the ...
Spread mainly by hitching rides on watercraft, the fast-reproducing mollusks clog water infrastructure, cling to marinas and ...
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Zebra Mussels are freshwater, bivalve mollusks that are an invasive species across the world. This includes parts of Western Colorado. Right now, Colorado Parks and ...
When it comes to zebra mussels in the Colorado River system, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director Jeff Davis summed it up this way: “We look, we find.” While Colorado’s first detection of the highly ...
MISSOURI, USA — Seemingly harmless balls of moss used in aquariums may be hiding one of the nation's "most destructive invasive species in North America," the Missouri Department of Conservation ...
MONTPELIER — After several seasons of thorough sampling, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) scientists, consultants and local partners have detected zebra mussels in United States ...
Following the discovery of golden mussels in California, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is taking steps to prevent the invasive species from coming to the state. The state wildlife agency temporarily ...