Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Silver carp jump out of the water as a boat with passengers travels along the Fox River in Illinois. Silver carp jump in the Fox ...

Kansas wildlife officials have an idea for how to stop an invasive fish known for its jumping ability from leaping over a Lawrence dam and swimming upstream toward Topeka, further infesting the Kansas ...

Midwestern states are spending millions every year to prevent a giant, goggle-eyed fish from invading rivers and lakes. But the Asian carp has firmly established a home in the Mississippi River basin, ...

NEW ATHENS, Ill. -- When silver carp first started showing up back in 1994, they were a novelty. People laughingly referred to them as the "Kaskaskia River Dolphin." Silver carp jump as high as 5 feet ...

An Asian carp flies in the air as the splash from another carp splashes upward on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, near Hartford, as they try to swim upstream past the spillway on the Cahokia Diversion Canal.

Kansas wildlife officials have removed more than 100,000 pounds of invasive Asian carp from the Kansas River over the past four years, marking a significant milestone in an ongoing effort to protect ...

Two species of Asian carp, the bighead and silver, jumping out of the Illinois River near Havana, Illinois. Two species of Asian carp, the bighead and silver, jumping out of the Illinois River near ...

Kansas wildlife officials are shedding new light on what happens after invasive carp are pulled from the Kansas River — a question that has followed the removal of more than 100,000 pounds of fish ...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) Brendan Kearns has a warning for anyone who hops into his brown 16-foot, flat-bottom boat for a trip up the Wabash River. "If they get to ...

Fishing often requires patience - you're waiting it out until something has a nibble at your bait and you reel your prey in. It's also quite a serene and not particularly stressful activity. However, ...

Silver carp jump in the Fox River in Illinois. (Ryan Hagerty/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service via Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee) Midwestern states are spending millions every year to ...

Silver carp jump in the Fox River in Illinois. (Ryan Hagerty/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee) Credit: Ryan Hagerty / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...