The western ridged mussel plays a crucial role in keeping rivers in the Western United States clean. However, thanks to environmental threats and the introduction of invasive species, these valuable ...

The spread of invasive zebra mussels has continued on Colorado’s Western Slope this summer, with additional discoveries made in recent weeks in the Colorado River, Highline Lake, Mack Mesa Lake and a ...

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Discoveries of the invasive and damaging zebra mussels have been piling up in Western Colorado, with recent detections in Eagle County, the Colorado River and other waterways. Zebra mussels — and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... An invasive species capable of wiping out entire aquatic ecosystems and causing millions of dollars in damage to infrastructure has been found for the first ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Water managers and state wildlife officials last year hoped the discovery of a microscopic zebra mussel larva in the Colorado River was a one-time event, not ...

While detection of the highly invasive and destructive zebra mussels has stacked up in Colorado this year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is starting to answer critical questions about the infestation.

Zebra mussels were brought to the Great Lakes in ship ballast water during the 1980s. They were joined shortly after by Quagga mussels in the early 90s. Today, both are among the most serious aquatic ...