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Tell the Coast Guard to Protect Our Waters- Please Take Action !!
Environment  (tags: environment, destruction, animals, Invasive Species )

Tierney
- 14 days ago - online.nwf.org
We've got a big problem: invasive species from overseas. The zebra mussel is a prime example. It might be less than an inch long, but countless numbers of them clog up water pipes, smell up lakeside beaches, and cover up recreational boats and marina
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Spiny Water Flea Found in Sacandaga Lake
Environment  (tags: environment, Invasive species, Spiny Water Flea, ecosystems, protection )

Dee
- 65 days ago - capitalnews9.com
The Department of Environmental Conservation is researching an invasive species that's been seen in the Sacandaga Lake. The small animal was first discovered in the lake last September and has been reproducing ever since.
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Invasive Mussels Imperil Western Water System
Environment  (tags: invasive species, quagga mussels, waterways, vessels, water, Lake Mead, Nevada, damage, clogging, reservoirs )

Raffi
- 136 days ago - sfgate.com
Two years after an invasive mussel was first discovered at Lake Mead, the population has firmly established itself and gone on a breeding binge, with numbers soaring into the trillions. Despite efforts to stop their spread, scientists say it's only
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Understanding the Impact of Invasive Species
Environment  (tags: plants, Russian thistle, invasive species, impact, environment, protection, nature, wildlife, animals )

Cher
- 245 days ago - cwf-fcf.org
Originally native to Eurasia, Russian thistle (Salsola kali) has become naturalized to the point of being considered commonplace across the Canadian prairies. More than just a noxious weed, Russian thistle is actually an invasive plant species that
3 comments
States Take on Alien Species
Environment  (tags: destruction, environment, invasive species, animals, wildlife, ecosystems, trees, water, snakehead fish, emerald ash borer )

Cher
- 741 days ago - infozine.com
Fast-growing hordes of invaders are crossing the nation's borders by land, sea and air and threatening to devastate the economy, spread contagion and wreak havoc on the environment. Thousands of invasive plants, animals, bacteria and viruses cause major
4 comments
Calif. Poisons Lake -- Again -- to Get Rid of Pike
Environment  (tags: poisoned, environment, lake, invasive species )

Mamabear
- 794 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
PORTOLA, Calif. - State workers on Tuesday began pouring a toxic chemical into a lake nestled in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada as part of California's decade-long effort to exterminate a predatory northern pike.
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Invasive Living Fossil Sucks the Life Out of Fish
Environment  (tags: sea lamprey, Lake Ontario, fish, lakes, invasive species )

RC
- 799 days ago - washingtonpost.com
Learn about the sea lamprey, which is multiplying at an alarming rate in US lakes and destroying the fish populations there.
30 comments
Pest and Virus Cooperate in Global Invasion
Environment  (tags: China, Invasive Species )

Ana
- 1036 days ago - livescience.com
A rapidly spreading crop pest is teaming up with a virus to speed up both their invasions across the globe, scientists in China reported today.
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