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On Introduced, we tell stories about the Great Lakes, introduced species and the people working to protect our waters. The podcast is brought to you by Wisconsin Sea Grant, with support from the Great Lakes Commission.
This week, we dive deep into two news stories that flew under the public’s radar. In the summer of 2020, individuals all over the country started receiving random packages of unsolicited and unidentified seeds. In the spring of 2021, pet stores around the country found that the moss balls on their shelves carried a notorious aquatic hitchhiker. On this episode, we talk to some of the people who devoted months of their lives to dealing with these first-of-their-kind international crises.
Special thanks to our guests Christopher Deegan, Wesley Daniels, Amy Kretlow and Amy McGovern.
https://nas.er.usgs.gov/SightingReport.aspx (Report a nonindigenous aquatic species) - https://nas.er.usgs.gov/SightingReport.aspx
https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/default.aspx (Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database - USGS) - https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/default.aspx
https://www.fws.gov/fisheries/ANS/zebra-mussel-disposal.html (Destroy! Don’t dump! - Zebra Mussel Disposal) - https://www.fws.gov/fisheries/ANS/zebra-mussel-disposal.html
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/resources/pests-diseases/hungry-pests/hungrypests (Hungry pests - Leave hungry pests behind) - https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/resources/pests-diseases/hungry-pests/hungrypests
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/our-work/focus-areas/ais/invasive-species/invasive-species-fact-sheets/mollusks/zebra-mussels/ (Zebra mussels) - https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/our-work/focus-areas/ais/invasive-species/invasive-species-fact-sheets/mollusks/zebra-mussels/
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/our-work/focus-areas/ais/invasive-species/invasive-species-fact-sheets/mollusks/quagga-mussel/ (Quagga mussels) - https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/our-work/focus-areas/ais/invasive-species/invasive-species-fact-sheets/mollusks/quagga-mussel/
Introduced
On Introduced, we tell stories about the Great Lakes, introduced species and the people working to protect our waters. The podcast is brought to you by Wisconsin Sea Grant, with support from the Great Lakes Commission.
