Discoveries of the invasive and damaging zebra mussels have been piling up in Western Colorado, with recent detections in ...

A documentary titled "All Too Clear" features work of researchers and stunning underwater video to show the impact of ...

The critical habitat proposal comes as 70 percent of mussel species in North America are in decline, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service. The decline in mussels is due to several factors ...

During the last 10-15 years, blue mussels in shallow waters on Sweden’s west coast have largely disappeared. Observations and reviews of studies and reports indicate that climate change may be ...

The primary cause is habitat damage from urban sprawl, farming, oil and gas development, pipelines and mining. Other factors include competition from nonnative mussels and rising stream ...

"Some people actually call ribbed mussels 'habitat engineers,'" said Tweitmann. When mussels attach their byssal threads to plant roots, the threads basically glue chunks of peat together.

Other times, the team has collected mussels and moved them to more suitable habitat before any restoration work decimated mussel populations. Often, moving mussels has around a 25% success rate ...

Nearly 500 miles of the Rio Grande and other rivers in South Texas could be designated as critical habitat for the endangered Texas hornshell mussel.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designated 190 miles of streams and rivers in Florida and Georgia as critical habitat for a rare species of freshwater mussel once thought to be extinct.

Freshwater mussels, according to the Center for Biological Diversity, "are the most endangered group of organisms in the United States." The center reports 35 species have become extinct "and more ...