Freshwater mussels in Michigan, other states, get new environmental protections

Four freshwater mussel species now have additional federal protections as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designates over ...

Over 3,000 river miles designated as critical habitat for four endangered mussel species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designated around 3,814 river miles as critical habitat for four endangered species of ...

Lawsuit alleges 'failure to protect' an overlooked species in Kentucky

A little-known but valuable species found in Kentucky rivers is on a "pathway toward extinction" without federal intervention ...
Courthouse News Service

Feds face suit over broken promise to protect endangered mussel

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined in 2023 it would list the salamander mussel on the endangered species list but ...
Center for Biological Diversity

Lawsuit Filed to Protect Rare Great Lakes, Appalachian Mussel

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity today sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to follow through on plans to protect salamander mussels under the Endangered Species Act. The ...
SeafoodSource

Washington state reclassifying golden mussels as a banned invasive species

The U.S. state of Washington is taking emergency action to reclassify golden mussels as a Prohibited Level 1 invasive species ...
WESA

Building back 'mussel': species of mussel found in western Pa. might soon be listed as endangered

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 ...
Center for Biological Diversity

Critical Habitat Protected for Four Mussel Species Across 17 Eastern, Midwestern States

WASHINGTON— Following litigation by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected 3,814 river miles in states from Minnesota to New York and Alabama to ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Fish, Wildlife & Parks adds new mussel to Montana’s invasive species list

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced on Wednesday that golden mussels have been added to the state’s invasive species list, which prohibits the possession and transport of the creature in the ...
Newsweek

Strange Video Shows Mussel Mimicking Fish as Part of Parasitic Reproductive Process

A mussel has been captured on video flapping its mantle in an attempt to lure a fish to involuntarily serve as a host for its larvae. The short clip, which was posted online by the West Virginia ...
Post-Bulletin

Mussel, fish surveys around Austin document the health of the Cedar River Watershed

AUSTIN — It's 9 a.m. and a trio of surveyors are already making their way through the foot-high waters of Dobbins Creek. With a big electrofishing pack on her back, Brenda DeZiel sweeps the creek bed ...
inforum

Zebra mussels found in Fish Hook Lake near Park Rapids

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels, an aquatic invasive species, in Fish Hook Lake north of Park Rapids. In October, the DNR ...