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Live Asian Carp Found Past Barrier in Lake Calumet Illinois
By djkimmel on Jun 24, 2010 | In Legislation, Environment, MI Dept of Natural Resources, Invasive Species, US Federal Government, Endangered Species | Send feedback »
As reported in the Detroit News 6:12PM June 23, 2010:
Asian carp pass barrier toward Great Lakes
Nathan Hurst / Detroit News Washington Bureau
Washington -- A bighead carp has been found in Illinois' Lake Calumet, about six miles north of an electric barrier set up to stop the invasive fish from entering the Great Lakes.
Officials in Illinois are expected to announce the find late today, and have notified some members of Congress who reacted to the find.
Read entire story from The Detroit News: http://www.detnews.com/article/20100623/METRO/6230424/Asian-carp-pass-barrier-toward-Great-Lakes#ixzz0rn6QDYME
48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing
By djkimmel on Mar 13, 2010 | In Conservation, Legislation, Closures, Land Management, Invasive Species, US Federal Government | Send feedback »
From Aol News:
By AUDREY McAVOY, AP
HONOLULU -Wildlife officials lauded Washington's "holistic approach" to conservation in Hawaii after the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered and announced plans to set aside more than 40 square miles on Kauai as critical habitat to allow the plants and animals to flourish. Read complete article on Aol News