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Home » Press Releases » Dept. of Natural Resources: Invasive carp detected in the Lower Chippewa and Lower Black Rivers
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today that silver carp, an invasive species, have been detected in portions of the lower Chippewa River and lower Black River in western Wisconsin. In May 2024, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) collected 134 water samples from the lower Chippewa River to test for invasive carp environmental DNA (e...