National Park Service: Rare Species Discovered in the Obed Wild & Scenic River
November 18, 2025
November 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release:
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Rare Species Discovered in the Obed Wild & Scenic River
WARTBURG, Tennessee: A new mussel species has been discovered in the Obed Wild & Scenic River. The National Park Service has been monitoring freshwater mussel populations in the Obed River for years, including a number of threatened and endangered species. In a recent survey . . .
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Rare Species Discovered in the Obed Wild & Scenic River
WARTBURG, Tennessee: A new mussel species has been discovered in the Obed Wild & Scenic River. The National Park Service has been monitoring freshwater mussel populations in the Obed River for years, including a number of threatened and endangered species. In a recent survey . . .