A recent freshwater mussel survey conducted at Beanblossom Creek has revealed strong and thriving mussel populations, according to biologists with the ...

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 ...

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 ...

A decade ago, when news broke that zebra mussels had found their way to Cass Lake, I was dismayed but not surprised. Since escaping from the ballast of an ocean-going vessel in Lake Superior sometime ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Fish and Wildlife deploys divers to check for highly invasive quagga mussels on the bottom of boats in Lake Powell, Arizona ...

ORANGEBURG — A mussel species known for filtering water in rivers and streams has dwindled to about 200 animals remaining in the wild. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hopes to rebuild the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 17—PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels, an aquatic ...

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Fish and Game now has an idea of the effect of the state's quagga mussel treatment's impact on fish populations in the mid-Snake River. In October, the Idaho State Department of ...

Eight mussel species were recently declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, including one native to Kentucky. Staff The Bellingham Herald file The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

Atherosclerosis is the buildup of fats, cholesterol, and other substances in and on the artery walls. This buildup, called plaque, results in the thickening or hardening of the arteries, substantially ...

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 ...