which reproduce rapidly and have no significant natural predators in the Great Lakes or in rivers in both states. The name Asian carp applies to four species of the fish; bighead carp, silver carp ...

It is there, on a sliver of land where a coal-fired power plant once stood, that the state plans a last stand against the invasive Asian carp ... voracious predator from muscling past the channel ...

So-called Asian carp, which are invasive across the United ... particular threats to native species as they have no natural predators in American waterways and likely never will, meaning their ...

Invasive across the United States, so-called Asian carp include silver ... threats to native species as they have no natural predators in American waterways and likely never will, meaning their ...

but the fish didn’t have any natural predators or competition for food in the pond. Bighead carp, which are part of the Asian carp family, usually live up to 16 years but can live longer ...

Also previously known as Asian carp, this invasive carp species were ... "They do not have any natural predators. They grow really fast and can reproduce at alarming rates," said Flatt.

One of the most reviled invasive fish in North America has been unexpectedly found in the upper Mississippi River, raising concern about its spread, federal scientists announced Tuesday.

Experts believe that if Asian carp make their way and populate the Great Lakes, it could destroy the ecosystem. There are no natural predators for the Asian carp in the Great Lakes, and it’s ...

(The fish were once collectively called “Asian carp,” but state governments and ... removal and the introduction of predators. Natural resources officials have long tried to tempt the public ...

This June 13, 2012, photo shows an Asian carp, jolted by an electric current from a research boat, jumping from the Illinois River near Havana, Ill. The lack of natural predators for these carp ...

Invasive species are those that are introduced from other parts of the world that adapt and often dominate new areas, due to factors such as having little to no predators, high intelligence and ...