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Poisoning The Carp
Thinking Outside —
Authority: 133
It’s been decided. The final effort to prevent flying carp from entering the Great Lakes is about to begin. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to close the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal for five days starting December 2 so they can release a toxic substance into the water to kill invasive Asian carp. ...1 day ago -
A Vision Faces an Environmental Test
NYT > Theater —
Authority: 908
SIGHTS The surf and the local catch around Miches, Dominican Republic, the focus of an effort to develop small-scale, low-impact ecotourism.2 days ago -
Ravenous, Leaping Asian Carp Poised to Invade Great Lakes
80beats —
Authority: 646
The Great Lakes are under threat from an Asian carp invasion that could wipe out fishing stocks, and with it, the lakes’ billion dollar fishery. On Friday, officials from the Army Corps of Engineers reported that genetic material from the carp had been found for the first time in a nearby river beyond an ...2 days ago -
Game council was big mistake, say Aussies
NewsWire.co.nz —
Authority: 138
AN Australian conservation group warns that setting up a game council in New Zealand could lead to the same taxpayer bailouts and pest problems it did for New South Wales. Carol Booth ( right ), policy officer for the Invasive Species Council, says that a similar council set up in New South Wales in 2002 has been a ...3 days ago -
Asian carps might have jumped the “last line of defense” for the Great Lakes
Fish and aquatic news —
Authority: 123
The invasive Asian carps seem to have bypassed the electric barrier built to protect the North American Great Lakes from potential ecological disaster. Bighead and Silver carp DNA has been found in the Calumet River, Des Plaines River and at the confluence of the Calumet Sag Channel and the Chicago Sanitary and ...4 days ago -
Asian Carp Feared To Damage Eco-System Of Great Lake
Thaindian News —
Authority: 726
By Meena KarChicago, Nov.21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The giant sea fish, ‘Asian Carp’ which weighs around one hundred pounds and can be up to four feet long is feared to break the barriers that prevent them from entering Lake Michigan. Officials stated that ‘big head and silver carps’ might have escaped the ...4 days ago -
Flying Carp Invading Great Lakes?
Thinking Outside —
Authority: 133
Here in the Upper Midwest, one of the more notorious invasive species is the flying carp, and for residents of the Great Lakes, the enemy is at the gates . The decade-old battle to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes may be over. New research shows the super-sized fish likely have made it past the $9 million ...5 days ago -
Invasion of the Fish Snatchers?
Planetsave —
Authority: 449
Bighead carp are one of two non-native species of Asian carp causing widespread concern among Great Lakes advocates. The other is silver carp. Great Lakes advocates are calling it a “ conservation emergency ” now that non-native Asian carp have been detected within seven miles of Lake Michigan. They want an ...5 days ago -
Invasive Asian carp may have breached barrier, reached Great Lakes
The Inquisitr Entertainment —
Authority: 746
Federal officials are citing DNA evidence indicating that Asian carp may have circumvented an electronic barrier keeping them from the Great Lakes. The Army Corps of Engineers says that DNA from the invasive carp species has been found on the north side of the barrier in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, ...5 days ago -
Asian carp on the move?
Science and Environment —
Authority: 127
(AP) Federal wildlife officials say the Asian carp might have gotten through an electronic barrier designed to prevent it from invading the Great Lakes. The Army Corps of Engineer said today that DNA of the giant carp have been found north of the barrier in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal . That would mean ...5 days ago -
Asian carp may have breached electrical barrier
Michigan Messenger —
Authority: 650
The Detroit Free Press reports that there is evidence that the invasive Asian carp may have already breached an electrical barrier set up in a shipping canal in Chicago in order to keep the incredibly aggressive species from reaching the Great Lakes, where they would likely destroy the ecosystem and cause the ...5 days ago -
From Toxic Dust and Algae to Ill Winds From Africa
USGS Newsroom —
Authority: 456
USGS at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Note to editors: The SETAC conference will be held in New Orleans from Nov. 19-23. For more info on the conference, visit their Web site . Toxic dust: Toxins in coal-tar-based sealcoats in parking lots may be the culprit in contaminated house ...5 days ago -
Piranhas Invade Florida
Popular Fidelity —
Authority: 560
While fishing in a retention pond in Palm Springs, Florida, a 14-year-old boy fished up something that doesn’t belong in Florida. This invasive species is the dangerous meat-eating piranha. That’s right, there were not one, but two piranhas caught in the wild in the United States. The most troubling aspect ...6 days ago -
Mystery Plant: This “Tree from Hell” Smells Like Rancid Peanut Butter
National Parks Traveler —
Authority: 593
This tree is an Asian import that grows fast, spreads fast, damages ecosystems and crop land, and is very tough to eradicate. It stinks, too. read more1 week ago -
CBP Officers in Miami Confiscate Prohibited Sweet Potatoes Wrapped as Candy
Import Industry News —
Authority: 147
With the holidays around the corner more people are traveling to their native countries to visit with family and friends to share in holiday traditions and enjoy the food items typical to their culture. These travelers are eager to come home and bring back some of those food and fruit items that might seem harmless ...1 week ago -
Calexico CBP Thwarts Entry of Pale-Striped Flea Beetles Twice
Import Industry News —
Authority: 147
On November 9, on two separate occasions, U.S. Customs and Border Protection ( CBP ) agricultural specialists prevented the Chrysomelidae, a Systena species pest known as the Pale-striped flea beetle, from entering the United States through the Calexico port of entry. The pests were discovered during tailgate ...1 week ago -
Saving the lake by killing the fish?
Fish and aquatic news —
Authority: 123
Massive fish death is planned for the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, historically known as the Chicago Drainage Canal , in northern United States. Starting early next month, authorities will inject the powerful fish poison Rotenone into a five-mile stretch of the canal; from Lockport Locks to the electronic ...1 week ago -
New weapon against Asian carp? Poison
Science and Environment —
Authority: 127
In an effort to prevent the Asian carp from getting into Lake Michigan, officials plan to dump poison into a 6-mile section of a canal south of Chicago, according to the Associated Press. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it has no choice while maintenance work is conducted on an electronic barrier put in place ...1 week ago -
Survivor: Invasive Ants
Myrmecos Blog —
Authority: 423
from an interview with Survivor contestant Kelly Sharbaugh : When your name showed up, you looked flabbergasted, shocked, dumbfounded. All of the above. I had no idea that Russell had the idol. When [host Jeff Probst ] said my name, I was like. “What just happened? What did I do?” I was so emotional ...1 week ago -
Jellyfish On A Roll
Thinking Outside —
Authority: 133
Invasive species that spread through water are always difficult to deal with, zebra mussels, flying carp, and millfoil are all well-known examples here in the Midwest. Imagine, though, an invasive species spreading through the ocean, taking advantage of changing conditions to ruin life for everything else. No need to ...1 week ago
