What has black-and-white stripes, likes to settle on rocks, and has two D-shaped shells? That's right: zebra mussels. Otherwise known as the invasive species that's forcing out native mussel species, ...

Zebra mussels were brought to the Great Lakes in ship ballast water during the 1980s. They were joined shortly after by Quagga mussels in the early 90s. Today, both are among the most serious aquatic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — While it isn’t exactly lake weather, one creature is using the winter months to enjoy the waves: zebra ...

Discoveries of the invasive and damaging zebra mussels have been piling up in Western Colorado, with recent detections in Eagle County, the Colorado River, and other waterways. Zebra mussels — and ...

Water managers and state wildlife officials last year hoped the discovery of a microscopic zebra mussel larva in the Colorado River was a one-time event, not a sign of a larger problem lurking beneath ...

New rounds of samples for the voracious creatures keep turning up positive, complicating containment The Colorado River is now officially “positive” for invasive zebra mussels for longer stretches in ...

While detections of the highly invasive and destructive zebra mussels have stacked up in Colorado this year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is starting to answer critical questions about the infestation.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife let Coloradans know that zebra mussels have been found in a private body of water in Eagle County this month. That marked progress from the creatures' first spotted ...

Something strange and deeply unsettling has been quietly unfolding across America's landscapes, waterways, and forests for ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently discovered a large group of invasive aquatic animals during a survey. A statement from CPW said they were taking samples in various locations when they discovered ...