Indeed, pearls from freshwater mussels lie at the center of the liveliest activity in pearling today. Natural freshwater pearls occur in mussels for the same reason that saltwater pearls occur in ...

In response to a settlement agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed designating critical habitat for the Suwannee moccasinshell, a ...

They can live in salt water or fresh water and, like many of their ... Another option is to use one of the empty mussel ...

The information presented on this webpage is intended to help protect endangered mussels that live in the Tippecanoe River. The Tippecanoe River is home to one of the most diverse populations of ...

AUSTIN, Texas— Following a legal agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized protections today for seven Texas species of freshwater mussels. The ...

Another element in the resurgence in those places has been a source some might not expect: freshwater mussels. Indiana is home to 60 species of the invertebrates, several of which have declined in ...

A new population of critically endangered freshwater pearl mussels has been found on a River Spey tributary. They were found by a graduate on a Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) placement scheme who ...

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