The world's second largest freshwater crayfish was once plentiful in Australia's longest river—we're bringing it back
Murray crayfish once thrived in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. The species was found everywhere from the headwaters of ...
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AUDIO: Protecting Tassie's giant crayfish
Tasmania's giant freshwater crayfish is the largest animal of its kind on the planet. Like many native species, it's threatened by encroaching humans.
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Brightly colored creature — kept in pet aquariums globally — discovered as new species
Looking through the aquarium pets, the team found several brightly colored and familiar-looking crayfish, the study said. These animals had been some of “the first freshwater crayfish” from ...
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Four Freshwater Mussels, One Crayfish Proposed for Endangered Species Protection
NASHVILLE, Tenn.— In response to a legal petition and lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect four freshwater mussels and a ...
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Brightly colored creature—kept in pet aquariums globally—discovered as new species
Looking through the aquarium pets, the team found several brightly colored and familiar-looking crayfish, the study said. These animals had been some of the first freshwater crayfish from New ...
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The world’s second largest freshwater crayfish was once plentiful in Australia’s longest river – we’re bringing it back
Nick Whiterod works for the Goyder Institute for Water Research, Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth (CLLMM) Research Centre, which is funded by the national government to deliver research in ...
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The World's Second Largest Freshwater Crayfish Was Once Plentiful In Australia's Longest River We're Bringing It Back
Now we're preparing for the third release of crayfish and there are positive signs many crays from earlier releases are still going strong. The world's second largest freshwater crayfish can weigh ...
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The world’s second largest freshwater crayfish was once plentiful in Australia’s longest river – we’re bringing it back
Murray crayfish once thrived in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. The species was found everywhere from the headwaters of the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers in the Australian Alps all the way ...