In the 1960s and 70s, Asian carp were introduced to the southern U.S. to control algal blooms. A series of unfortunate events, including floods and human error, helped the fish escape into the ...

MISSOURI, USA — An "environmental ticking timebomb" threatens the Mississippi River and Missouri's waterways. A new kids' book offers a potentially simple and effective solution. Carp were introduced ...

Finally, something to unite President Donald Trump, his Democratic opponents and the Canadians he's threatening to annex: a ferociously hungry carp. Invasive carp, sometimes called Asian carp, were ...

President Donald Trump recently issued a memorandum that reiterates the federal government's commitment to keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes and asks states, particularly Illinois, to move ...

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 ...