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Attorney General and Governor of Kansas call on Nebraska to ban water transfer via carp


Attorney General and Governor of Kansas call on Nebraska to ban water transfer via carp

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and Attorney General Kris Kobach have sent a bipartisan letter to Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen objecting to a proposed water diversion between the Platte and Republican Rivers, which Kelly and Kobach say could introduce invasive carp species into Kansas waterways. “The introduction of these fish will cause irreparable ecological harm to […]

Kelly and Kobach join forces to fight Nebraska’s water plan


Kelly and Kobach join forces to fight Nebraska’s water plan

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach joined forces Friday to protest Nebraska’s proposed interbasin relocation of the Platte-Republican Basin, saying the relocation would result in invasive carp that could cause significant damage to Kansas waterways. The diversion would divert water from Nebraska’s Platte River south toward the Republican River Basin, which […]

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and Attorney General Kris Kobach send joint letter against Nebraska’s water diversion plan


Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and Attorney General Kris Kobach send joint letter against Nebraska’s water diversion plan

Silver carp, a species of highly invasive Asian carp, are active in the Fox River after being disturbed. The same species is known to be in the Platte River. If the diversion between the Platte and Republican rivers is approved, this species could reach Kansas fishing lakes. (Ryan Hagerty/USFWS) Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and Kansas […]

“We had to start waging war”


“We had to start waging war”

In northern Michigan, the Glen Lake Association recently hired bowfishers to remove invasive koi fish from the lake — and, as it turns out, just in time. Three of the four koi removed from the lake were pregnant, meaning hiring the bowfishers prevented a wider spread of invasive species, MLive reported. The Japanese koi fish […]