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Groups Declare Asian Carp Emergency,
Call on Feds, Illinois to Seal Lake Michigan Gateways The Alliance joined other conservation groups today in calling for immediate closure of all Chicago waterways and locks leading to Lake Michigan this morning in a last-ditch attempt to keep the destructive Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes. New testing shows the presence of Asian carp DNA past the electric barrier and adjacent to the O’Brien Lock just 6 miles south of Lake Michigan in the Calumet River, nearly 20 miles closer than original tests had shown. Continue ... See updates on Asian carp response plan >>  | New DNA testing has detected the presence of Asian carp at the O'Brien Lock in the Calumet River, just 6 miles from Lake Michigan in Chicago. |
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