Zebra Mussels

Quagga or zebra mussels have been detected in every state in the region except for Wyoming and New Mexico.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is giving $3.4 million to a Mountain West tribe and environmental planners to fight invasive species.

No bigger than a grain of rice, zebra mussels are deadly intruders that traveled from the Ukraine to Idaho, threatening to poison the state’s water…

Zebra and quagga mussels can devastate an ecosystem, and Yellowstone National Park is doing everything it can to keep them out. Most recently, that...

Summer is approaching and owners of boats of all types are preparing to go on the water. This is perfect for zebra and quagga mussels, bivalves that…

Department of Agriculture officials want to know how Mississippi ghost shrimp found their way to Boise River. We talk about invasive species in Idaho and…

Western governors want to see more federal action to combat tiny but destructive creatures: invasive mussels.A quagga mussel is only about the size of…

Idaho continues to try and keep invasive mussels out of its waterways with a new agreement with Utah.Idaho has been trying to keep quagga and zebra…

Zebra mussels are knocking at Idaho’s door.Montana, Utah and Nevada all have the invasive species, which attach to boats and can spread easily from…

Officials from across the U.S. Northwest hope it's not too late to contain invasive mussels found for the first time in Montana.State Fish, Wildlife and…