A zebra mussel veliger discovered by Colorado Parks and Wildlife in the Colorado River near Grand Junction after routine testing in early July. A veliger is the mussel’s free-floating (planktonic) ...

The invasive mollusks threaten the dams, canals and pipes used to manage critical water supplies in the West. When state wildlife officials first found signs of invasive zebra mussels in a reservoir ...

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 ...

Colorado state wildlife officials revealed Monday that the agency had confirmed the presence of adult zebra mussels in the Colorado River, marking a new stage of invasion for the nonnative species in ...

Rafters float down the Colorado River in Horsethief Canyon near the Colorado-Utah border on May 15, 2023. (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline) State wildlife officials detected zebra mussel larvae in ...

About a week after Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced initial evidence of invasive zebra mussels in the Colorado River near Grand Junction, the agency has confirmed more signs. The species, which ...

It would take a microscope to even see some young creatures that have caused an outsized stir among area water and wildlife officials with their discovery last month in the Colorado River and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... An invasive species capable of wiping out entire aquatic ecosystems and causing millions of dollars in damage to infrastructure has been found for the first ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - In August, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) confirmed that zebra mussels have infested five different areas along the Western Slope. CPW said with the recent ...

Austin (KXAN) — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says the intense heat and low lake levels have lead to a decline in the Zebra mussel population in Lake Travis. However, the threat of spreading ...