In March, the US Geological Survey (USGS) announced that Asian carp eggs were discovered as far north as Lynxville, Wisconsin. The discovery would have marked the furthest expansion of the invasive fish, more than 250 miles from the closest documented population of Asian carp. For states still preparing preventative measures---like Minnesota and Wisconsin---it meant that time was running out. On May 22, the USGS stated that they had made a mistake: extensive genetic analysis proved that the eggs instead...
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