Researchers at Murdoch University have found that artificial waterbodies could play a crucial role in slowing the decline of Carter's freshwater mussel (Westralunio carteri), a vulnerable species of ...

When people think about invasive species, they often conjure images of large feral pigs or Burmese pythons in the Florida ...

The tons of discarded mussel shells generated by the seafood industry may be organic, but they're still very slow to biodegrade in landfills. They may soon find new life, however, sandblasting jeans ...

RANCHO SECO – Before you go in the water at Rancho Seco Lake, you need to let a dog sniff your boat. This is all part of the fight against the invasive golden mussel that has been detected in several ...

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 ...

The golden mussel, an invasive, nonnative freshwater bivalve, was recently discovered near the Port of Stockton. Wildlife officials are asking Californians to stay alert and help report any sightings.

We left the dock at San Pedro just as the dawn light broke over a slate grey sky, a glassy black sea. Our craft, the Enterprise, a 72-foot-long World War II-era military grade landing vessel, was ...

Colorado is waging a full-on war against invasive mussels, and last year that meant scrubbing down more than 30,000 boats before they hit the water. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) says those ...

The california department of parks and recreation is opening up applications for two million dollars worth of grant funding ...

Alert in the Amazon: an invasive mussel advances up to 149 miles per year and threatens the great Amazon River.