TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Federal regulators designated two U.S. freshwater mussels as threatened on Wednesday, a further sign of trouble for native mollusks that help cleanse waters by filtering out
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service granted protected status to longsolid and round hickorynut freshwater mussels as populations dwindle in the Eastern US
Two freshwater mussel species are getting federal protection. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday it will designate the longsolid and round hickorynut mussels as threatened. This means they re