CHRIS HUBBUCH
Wildlife officials are asking aquarium owners to destroy their âmoss ballsâ after invasive zebra mussels were found on some of the ornamental plants.
The U.S. Geological Survey warned Monday that the destructive shellfish have been found in pet stores in at least 21 states including Wisconsin.
âThe issue is that somebody who purchased the moss ball and then disposed of them could end up introducing zebra mussels into an environment where they werenât present before,â said Wesley Daniel, the USGS biologist who discovered the problem. âWeâve been working with many agencies on boat inspections and gear inspections, but this was not a pathway weâd been aware of until now.â
$5 million in grants awarded to SCDNR, S.C. Conservation Bank to preserve coastal wetlands By WMBF News Staff | March 10, 2021 at 9:29 PM EST - Updated March 10 at 9:29 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WMBF) - More money will be going toward preserving coastal wetlands across South Carolina, according to officials.
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources announced Wednesday that it and the South Carolina Conservation Bank were awarded $5 million in grants by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The maximum of $1 million was given to each of South Carolinaâs projects, including two in the Grand Strand:
980 acres in the Waccamaw River Basin of Horry County, which SCDNR is planning to acquire with support from Ducks Unlimited and the Conservation Bank. This tract includes more than 3 miles of frontage along the Waccamaw River and features significant natural, cultural and archaeological resources. It will also establish new public access points and increase permanently prot
Rob Wallaceâs first official move in the inner circle of decision-making at the U.S. Department of the Interior was to help Mongolia protect a critically endangered species of antelope called a saiga.
His last call was approving the extradition of a Chinese nationalist from Malaysia who had been hiring college students to smuggle turtles out of the United States to Asia. Kang Juntao, 24, of Hangzhou City, China, was charged in February 2019 with financing a nationwide ring to smuggle some 1,500 turtles worth $2.25 million, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The department described the turtles, which included five protected species, as inhumanely bound with duct tape and placed in socks to avoid detection by customs authorities.