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September 08, 2010
Close Call with Quagga in Utah/Idaho's Bear Lake?
September 08, 2010
Tribe Seeks to Join Carp Lawsuit
September 08, 2010
Lawn Care Products Face Ban in New Jersey
September 07, 2010
Legal Showdown Over Asian Carp Invasion
September 07, 2010
Washington's Olympia Lake Closed to Fishing By Snail Invasion
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They're Here -- Zebra Mussels Found for the First Time in North Dakota Waters
July 08, 2010
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It's been a year of a couple of firsts in the world of North Dakota outdoors - and not in a good way.
Last fall the state Game and Fish Department confirmed the first-ever case of chronic wasting disease in the deer population.
Last week came word of the first evidence zebra mussels have made their way into state waters. Read the full story to get the details.
"What we can do is minimize the potential for people to transport them elsewhere. We can't stress enough the importance of following the laws that are already in place to prevent introduction of ANS into new waters."
The Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers web site is part of the
ANS Task Force
public
awareness campaign and is sponsored by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
and the
U.S. Coast Guard
.
