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  • Proof that Asian carp have made it past barrier fence to Great Lakes

    Ralph Maughan

    Twenty pound Asian carp caught- An Invader, Near the Great Lakes. By Monica Dave. New York Times. ” ‘Asian carp are like cockroaches; when you see one, you know it’s accompanied by many more you don’t see,’ said Henry Henderson, of the Natural Resources Defense Council.”

  • Why Are Asian Carp So Fearsome?

    Ralph Maughan

    Why doesn’t Wildlife Services get a job killing these rather than our native wildlife? Instead we have the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers doing nothing to stop their spread to the Great Lakes. Why Are Asian Carp So Fearsome? By Karen Rowan. LiveScience.com as reported in Yahoo News.

  • Court won't close shipping locks to keep out carp

    Ken Cole

    This could be very bad news for the Great Lakes The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to allow Michigan’s request to close a lock which would keep Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes. The whole case has not been decided yet so there may still be hope. Court won’t close shipping locks to…

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