KENTWOOD, Mich. — A notable finding of freshwater mussels in Covenant Park’s stretch of Plaster Creek in Kentwood is prompting new conservation efforts in the area. This discovery is reshaping the ...
Researchers at the University of Toronto have identified a protein from the quagga mussel that can stick to surfaces ...
Editor's Note: This article has been updated to clarify the process of federal projects within designated critical habitat areas. A tiny freshwater mussel that starts its life attached to salamanders ...
Four freshwater mussel species now have additional federal protections as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designates over ...
WILKES-BARRE — The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) this week announced that a conservation partnership, of which it is a member, has been awarded a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ...
However, these simple mollusks may hold decades of data detailing the historic conditions of Northwest waterways, such as the Little Spokane or Snake rivers, embedded in their shells. Earlier this ...
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 ...
A nearly $1 million project to restore a reproducing population of freshwater mussels into the upper reaches of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River is scheduled to begin next year. A National ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced on Tuesday it approved a 20-year agreement with the Lower Colorado River Authority to conserve “four freshwater mussel species in the lower ...