When carp were first introduced into Australia in the mid-19th century, acclimatizing settlers hoped the freshwater fish would bring a taste of home to their food and recreational activity down under.
La Trobe University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Everyone wants to give Australian carp the herpes virus. That’s right, introduced carp are a serious pest species and research ...
MSN: From carp to crocodilians: Why deliberately introduced freshwater giants may bring hidden risks
More than 40% of extant large freshwater animals (megafauna), including carp, salmonids, crocodilians, turtles, beavers, and hippopotamuses, have been deliberately introduced outside their natural ...
From carp to crocodilians: Why deliberately introduced freshwater giants may bring hidden risks
The Australian government recently announced an unusual initiative to eradicate a long-standing animal pest problem. To rid their streams and rivers of invasive European carp crowding out native ...
IFLScience: Conservationists Want To Release Carp Herpes Virus In Australia To Curb Invasive Fish
Australia doesn’t have the best history when it comes to invasive species. One such animal is the European carp, which has spread throughout much of Australia’s waterways. Now, in an unlikely alliance ...
Conservationists Want To Release Carp Herpes Virus In Australia To Curb Invasive Fish
Australia is planning on releasing a herpes virus into the Murray River in order to kill off an invasion by European carp. The plan, nicknamed “carp-aggedon,” by science minister Christopher Pyne, ...
THE WEEK: ‘Serious conversation’ needed over release of carp herpes into Australian waters
Rising numbers of carp in Australia have led to calls for an eye-opening response: the release of carp herpes to control numbers. In some of Australia’s rivers more than 90% of all fish are carp and ...