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Asian Carp

westkypride.tripod.com

By Jacque Day

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkms/local-wkms-845476.mp3

Western Kentucky – The Asian carp is an invasive species of fish plaguing the rivers of Western Kentucky, from the Mississippi to the Ohio, into the Tennessee and Cumberland, which connect to our lakes region. With their monstrous appetites, they're multiplying in terrifying proportions and crowding out the native fish population. Jacque Day has more on this mounting problem in our region's waterways.

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Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife