Illinois to poison canal in hopes of killing invasive carp

Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 05:07 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The largest fish kill in Illinois history -- expected to net 100 tons of fish including, hopefully, some Asian carp -- is to start Wednesday south of Chicago in an attempt to make sure none of the feared carp make it past an electric barrier while it is shut down for maintenance.

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