Endangered mussels get pumped-up in the Upper Mississippi River

Endangered mussels get pumped-up in the Upper Mississippi River
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Fish and Wildlife Service biologists working alongside state (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois) and Federal (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and National Park Service) biologists had the privilege of helping bring a species back from near extinction this past month, with the release of more than 6,500 two and three year old Higgin’s eye pearlymussels.
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Doug Aloisi
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Looking at a hatchery pond with bluffs in the background on a beautiful cloudy day
Genoa National Fish Hatchery
Genoa National Fish Hatchery was authorized under the Upper Mississippi Wildlife and Fish Act of 1924. Over the years, our focus has changed to focus on recovering federally endangered aquatic species such as freshwater mussels, restoring threatened fish species such as lake sturgeon and providing...
National Fish Hatchery
Genoa,WI
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Mollusks
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Biologists (USFWS)