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Boaters are the Key to Thwarting Invasive Species
May 29, 2009
In March, a leading outdoor writer wrote an article in the Jackson Hole Guide about how boaters are the key to stopping invasive species. Today, a very similar article was published in Vermont. Read both of the articles to get the details and see how similar recognition is starting to occur around the country. ...Read more >>

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Waterfowl Hunters Urged to Not Spread Mussels
September 02, 2010
All summer, Wyoming boaters have been on the lookout for invasive zebra and quagga mussels, spurred in part by thousands of Wyoming Game and Fish Department boat inspections on ...Read more >>
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Restored: An Aleutian Campaign Creates a Rat-free Island
September 02, 2010
FAIRBANKS DAILY NEWS-MINER EDITORIAL -- It’s not often that one can find a manufacturer of lethal animal traps and a major animal protection group on the same page, but when it ...Read more >>
Species Specific News
Fears Over Red Crayfish 'Invader' in London Canal
September 02, 2010
Red swamp crayfish, a native of the south-eastern United States, have been spotted in London's Regent's Canal. Ecologists are concerned that the crustacean could cause harm to ...Read more >>
Campaign Updates
Patagonia, Simms and Orvis Lead the Fly Fishing Industry's Wader Transformation
September 02, 2010
For fly fishers who pride themselves on a conservationist ethic, it hurts to discover that they may be trampling on that ethic every time they wade into a trout stream. Blame ...Read more >>

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