Federal agencies not taking chances to keep carp from invading Great Lakes
Sunday, November 15, 2009 - 11:35
in Earth & Climate
A group of federal agencies criticized in the past for failing to move quickly to stop Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes announced Friday that they're taking every precaution to keep them out, even poisoning thousands of fish next month to prevent any leaping, dangerous bighead or silver carp from escaping the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.