There is an initiative to combat the spread of black carp, an invasive species threatening the Mississippi River ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources could pay fishers up to $1,000 a month to catch and remove black carp, an invasive species threatening the Mississippi River basin and its tributaries.

The IDNR is offering a $100 bounty per each of these invasive fish caught, through the “Keep, Cool, Call” program, subject to funding availability.

Invasive carp previously fitted with acoustic tags have led the Minnesota DNR and its state and federal partners to a school ...