"The plague is likely to kill all the native crayfish in that stretch of river, probably many thousands of animals. "We have no idea how the disease got there but we are advising all our staff who ...

Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA), also known as Swamp Fever, is a viral disease for which there is no known cure or vaccination. I always thought that it was spread by the bite of diseased mosquitoes, ...

Zydeco — rock-and-roll with accordions — swamp funk, jazz, boogie and blues are all part of the mix. So are traditional Cajun waltzes, Second Line struts, and Afro-Cuban percussion. Music is one of ...

Two online aquatic animal suppliers were fined for shipping invasive crayfish to Wisconsin. The companies, based in North ...

The critically endangered fish, discovered in the commercial aquarium trade, can only be found in one forest swamp on Sumatra, Indonesia.

Currently, introduction of alien species is one of the major threats to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. The North American crayfish Procambarus clarkii is one of the most widely introduced ...

A nationally significant wetland, located two kilometres north of Walla Walla, NSW. Gum Swamp consists of a River Red Gum swamp woodland. A nationally significant wetland, located two kilometres north ...

A new species of crayfish found in Washington and Canada has been identified, researchers said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A graduate student came across a reddish-brown creature with claws that was ...