LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Asian carp, an invasive species accidentally introduced into the Mississippi River Basin in the 1970s, have become a significant threat to Arkansas's aquatic ecosystems and ...

The Mississippi River basin and other waterways that connect to the Great Lakes are infested with invasive Asian carp. Studies have identified the most likely aquatic paths for Asian carp to reach the ...

Since their introduction into the Mississippi River Basin by accident in the 1970s, invasive Asian carp have grown to pose one of the greatest economic and ecological challenges facing the river's ...

HAVANA, Ill. (AP) – As scientists aboard a research boat activate an electric current, the calm Illinois River transforms into a roiling, silvery mass. Asian carp by the dozen hurtle from the water as ...

HAVANA, Ill. -- As scientists aboard a research boat activate an electric current, the calm Illinois River transforms into a roiling, silvery mass. Asian carp by the dozen hurtle from the water as if ...

President Trump issued a memorandum directing his administration to prevent invasive Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes. The memorandum emphasizes the federal government's commitment to funding ...

Asian carp are large, voracious, and invasive. After their introduction to the United States during the early 1970s to control algal blooms and snails in aquaculture ponds, Asian carp escaped and ...