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Article: 1,200 invasive crayfish caught in Germantown How they got in pond is a mystery
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- October 2, 2009
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By LEE BERGQUIST
A month ago, an invasive Gulf Coast crayfish became the latest
threat to the Wisconsin environment when it was found in a 6-acre
pond in Germantown.
Since then, more than 1,200 of the crayfish have been captured by
the state Department of Natural Resources and University of
Wisconsin-Madison students.
The feisty crustaceans reproduce up to four times a year, which
might explain why so many of the Louisiana red swamp crayfish have
been caught in a single body of water, according to Heidi Bunk, a
biologist for the DNR.
But Bunk also said the few dozen traps set in other ponds in the
area and in the Menominee River have not detected any more of the
crayfish.
Authorities are ...