SCDNR Stocks First Federally Endangered Freshwater Mussels Grown in Hatchery
September 22, 2023
September 22, 2023
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 22 -- The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release:
This month, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources released into the wild on U.S. Forest Service property the first group of Carolina Heelsplitters raised by agency biologists.
These rare freshwater mussels are federally endangered and found only in the Carolinas, with as few as 200 individuals left in the wild.
While SCDNR has worke . . .
This month, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources released into the wild on U.S. Forest Service property the first group of Carolina Heelsplitters raised by agency biologists.
These rare freshwater mussels are federally endangered and found only in the Carolinas, with as few as 200 individuals left in the wild.
While SCDNR has worke . . .