Colorado wildlife officials are raising the alarm after an aggressive invasive species was discovered in the West Fork Little Thompson River, the Cool Down reported. The culprit? The rusty crayfish—a ...

Officials in Colorado are sounding the alarm over the presence of an aggressive invasive species that poses a serious threat to local wildlife. According to a press release from Colorado Parks and ...

The Forest Preserve District of Kane County will hold its seventh annual Rusty Rodeo from 10 a.m to noon on Saturday, Aug. 9, to help reduce the number of rusty crayfish, which are an invasive species ...

The Forest Preserve District of Kane County will hold its seventh annual “Rusty Rodeo” from 10 a.m to noon on Saturday, Aug. 9, to reduce the number of rusty crayfish in the Fox River, officials said.

Crayfish play a pivotal role in freshwater ecosystems, acting as both keystone species and bioindicators of aquatic environmental health. Their ecological functions range from nutrient cycling to ...

The Okanagan Crayfish (Pacifastacus okanaganensis) has been newly described from interior British Columbia and Washington State. Another new species, the Misfortunate Crayfish (Pacifastacus ...

Researchers at the University led by Eric Larson, professor in ACES, made a groundbreaking discovery pertaining to the Signal Crayfish. They found there are two distinct species of crayfish residing ...

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — University of Illinois researchers studying an invasive species of crayfish recently made a unique discovery — two new species that had long been mistaken for the ...

This invader is eating through Colorado’s rivers, and it could wipe out native fish and plants if left unchecked. Colorado wildlife officials are raising the alarm after an aggressive invasive species ...