Invasive carp

Invasive carp
Invasive carp detected above Coon Rapids Dam (2011)

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December 15, 2011

Traces of DNA from silver carp (above) were recently detected farther upriver than many experts expected. >>

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Silver carp discovered farther north on the Mississippi than ever before (2008)

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December 22, 2008

The non-native silver carp has been found in the Mississippi River near La Crosse, the Wisconsin and Minnesota Departments of Natural Resources reported in early December. >>

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