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New research has found that black carp, which is a threat to other native species, now has a self-sustaining population in the Mississippi River Basin.

The USGS study was the first to identify an established population, or one that is naturally reproducing and living to adulthood, anywhere in the U.S.

Black carp originally came to the U.S. from east Asia in the 1970s, spreading into the Mississippi River basin in the decades since.

A new shows that invasive species of carp is now sustaining itself.

(The Center Square) – Illinois waterways are being invaded by another invasive species that could threaten the ecosystem. Black carp, which are native to east Asia, were first imported into the U.S. to control snails in...