A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal ...

Rivers across the U.S. are home to over 50 snake species, both venomous and non-venomous, thriving in aquatic and ...

“These behemoth fish are a bellwether for the health of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River. We need to protect their spawning rivers and other habitats to ensure they’re not lost forever to ...

Its only remaining relative is the American paddlefish, a vulnerable species found in the Mississippi ... River, the Chinese paddlefish was thought by many to be the world’s largest freshwater ...

Mapping fish migration routes and identifying threats is crucial to protecting freshwater species and their habitats, ecologists argue.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the capture of 323 invasive carp Nov. 30 in Pool 6 of the Mississippi River, near Trempealeau, Wisconsin. Species captured were 296 ...

A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi River on a training row in St. Paul early Aug. 19, 2009. (John Doman / Pioneer Press) Wondering how long the Mississippi ...

A biologist's unusual “fish bunker” of preserved aquatic life shows how humanity has pushed some species to their ... on a bend in the Mississippi River, down a dirt track named Wild Boar ...

“After a decade of inaction by the Fish and Wildlife Service ... while the Pascagoula has a relatively small range in its namesake river system in Mississippi. Today’s announcement follows similar ...